(Source: Earthjustice) Washington, D.C. - USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's proposal to transition away from old-growth logging in the Tongass National Forest is a welcome shift that has the potential to save our nation's last remaining rainforest, according to conservation groups. But to be effective, the transition away from old-growth logging must be done more quickly than proposed, and large-scale old-growth timber sales - like the massive Big Thorne sale just announced - must be curtailed. Following are comments...
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