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Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging (www.washingtonpost.com)
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An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You know some of us are old enough to remember spiking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think they're more careful to inspect the trees for that these days, but I heard it like third or fourth party.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

described as a form of eco-terrorism by logging activists.

holy shit is wikipedia serious rn