Posts Tagged ‘tongass’

The case for protecting the Tongass National Forest, America’s ‘last climate sanctuary’

The “lungs of North America,” the Tongass National Forest is the Earth’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Protecting it means protecting the entire planet. Source

USDA announces proposal to reinstate protections for Tongass National Forest

A Trump-era rollback of protections for the Tongass National Forest could soon be reinstated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Environmentalist are hailing the proposed safeguards to species, habitats and the climate in America’s largest national forest a huge win. The Tongass National Forest, which consists of a 17-million-acre area, is home to “some of […]

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