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      Tongass National Forest

      Biden Restores Vital Protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest Gutted by Trump

      "This is great news for the forest, the salmon, the wildlife, and the people who depend on intact ecosystems to support their ways of life and livelihoods," said one advocate.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 25, 2023

      Indigenous and green groups on Wednesday applauded the Biden administration for reinstating protections for millions of acres of wilderness in Alaska's Tongass National Forest that were lifted during a Trump-era regulatory rollback spree.

      The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that it has finalized protections for the Tongass National Forest by restoring "longstanding roadless protections to 9.37 million acres of roadless areas that support the ecological, economic, and cultural values of Southeastern Alaska."

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      ​A North Atlantic right whale mother and calf are seen off Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

      Outrage as Biden Admin Refuses to Shield Right Whales From Lethal Vessel Strikes

      "This is an extinction-level emergency," said one campaigner. "Every mother right whale and calf is critical to the survival of the species."

      Kenny Stancil
      Jan 21, 2023

      The Biden administration on Friday denied an emergency petition aimed at protecting critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed by ships in their calving grounds off the southeastern coast of the United States.

      Conservation groups in November asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a rule that mirrors the agency's yet-to-be-finalized proposal to set speed limits for vessels longer than 34 feet and expand the areas where speed limits apply.

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      A thin layer of fog blanketed over evergreens with mountains in the background at sunset

      The Urgent Need to Stop a Destructive Environmental Precedent

      Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland needs to rescind this destructive precedent set by the Trump administration. Fortunately, it is entirely within her power to do so.

      Deborah L. Williams
      Jan 10, 2023

      A significant percentage of our nation’s protected public lands are found within the boundaries of one state. On the first day of my Public Lands and Waters class, I ask my smart, upper division university students to guess which state contains approximately 60% of all National Park lands, over 90% of all National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness lands, and our country’s largest National Forest. Some students start guessing: “Utah?” “Colorado?” “California?”

      “No,” I observe. “The answer is Alaska.”

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