"The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry."
"President Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log.
On Saturday, Mr. Trump directed federal agencies to examine ways to bypass endangered species protections and other environmental regulations to ramp up timber production across 280 million acres of national forests and other public lands.
The move appears aimed at increasing domestic supply as the president considers tariffs on timber imports from Canada, Germany, Brazil and elsewhere. Environmental groups say increased logging would decimate American forests, pollute air and water and devastate wildlife habitats.
And because trees absorb and store carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, cutting them down releases it back into the atmosphere, adding to global warming."
Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times March 2, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump’s Executive Order on Forests ‘A Devastating Blow,’ Activists Say" (Inside Climate News)
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