Yesterday, the Obama Administration approved the sale of timber in a road-less national forest in Alaska, the Tongass National Forest.
This 17-million acre forest is the largest temperate rain forest in the United States and home to a number of endangered species and native tribes.
Obviously this has environmental groups up in arms, some who even have evidence that the whole thing could be a big waste of money. But both Alaskan Senators approve and hope the move will help improve their state's jobless rate.
Read More:
- Obama administration green lights logging in Tongass National Forest (Mother Nature Network)
- Funding Bill Threatens Parks, Wilderness, Refugees, (The Wilderness Society)
- Obama Administration Approves First Road-less Logging Contract In Alaska's Tongass National Forest (Huffington Post)
