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There Ought to Be a Roadless Law
Legally, there is no guaranteed protection for roadless forests. Congress must intervene.
Former Company Town Faces Uncertain Future
The local lumber mill has closed, the nearby dam is being torn down and a multimillionaire developer is buying up Bonner, Mont., one of the nation’s last company towns.
Forest Disappearing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has been losing about 1.4 percent of its total forest cover each year, a new analysis suggests.
Isolated in Amazon, Visible From the Air
Aerial photographs of an isolated community of indigenous people in the Amazon basin were released to show that they exist but may be endangered by illegal logging.
Brazil Rainforest Analysis Sets Off Political Debate
Findings about increased deforestation of the Amazon escalated what had been a long-simmering battle between Brazilian businesses and environmentalists across the world into a low-grade war.
Drilling for Defeat?
How a backlash against energy exploration could hurt the Republicans out West.
With Guns and Fines, Brazil Takes On Loggers
A crackdown is intended to send a message that the government is serious about protecting the rain forest.
At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out
Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom humans or animals.
Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show
The images show fresh clear-cutting in unique forest reserves in central Mexico where large colonies of monarch butterflies roost for the winter.
Logging in Congo River Basin Imperils Sea Turtles Very Far Downstream
Endangered sea turtles have been found dead or unable to build viable nests in nesting grounds off Gabon’s shores, a consequence of logging operations in the rain forests of central Africa.
NATIONAL BRIEFING | WASHINGTON; New Plan For Logging In Alaska Forest
More than three million acres in Tongass National Forest in Alaska would be open to logging under Bush administration plan that supporters believe will revive state's struggling timber industry
Timber Thieves Strike at Heart of Lands Held Dear
A rise in demand for American hardwood, particularly in Europe and China, has made trees a target for theft.
Worry in Michigan as Forests Change Hands
The sales of more than a million acres of timberland in Northern Michigan have caused many people to worry about their jobs and their ability to hunt and fish.
Court Rejects Rule Easing Restrictions on Logging
A federal appeals court blocked the rule under which the Bush administration allowed logging and burning projects in national forests without first analyzing their effects on the environment.
Surf’s Up, Hopes Are Too
Solitude and Nature, those Emersonian essay titles, are increasingly scarce commodities, and Forks on the Olympic Peninsula is rich in both.



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