Veterans of the Forest Service have called the move unusual, speculating a political motive: President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to hold an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore, overturning a longtime ban on fireworks.
"Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics"
Faced with an important decision on the Tongass, why is the federal government supporting Alaska’s timber industry?
A timber group was paid more than $200,000 out of a federal grant to provide more industry perspective on a potential Roadless Rule exemption for Alaska.