Biden administration proposes to limit cutting old-growth trees

 

The Biden administration is proposing new protections for old-growth forests, but stopping short of blocking all logging of the carbon-storing plants. 

The Forest Service on Thursday proposed to limit the culling of these mature trees in national forests, stoking ire from some in the timber industry and cheers from environmental groups.

Studies have shown that old-growth trees store significant amounts of carbon dioxide — making their protection important for fighting climate change. 

The American Forest Resource Council, a trade group representing timber companies in the western U.S., described the proposal as “politically driven” and said the
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