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Southeast Alaskans overwhelmingly support keeping the Tongass National    




Southeast Alaskans overwhelmingly support keeping the Tongass National Forest roadless and protected from logging. But the Trump administration announced yesterday it will open up all 16.7 million acres of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest to logging and other forms of development. This threatens the livelihoods of southeast Alaskans, endangers a critical ecosystem and furthers the climate crisis. Read more about the Tongass National Forest on The Cleanest Line: