JUNEAU \u2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that reinstated prohibitions on road-building and timber harvests in roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest.<\/p>\n
Earthjustice attorney Tom Waldo called this great news for the Tongass, the country\u2019s largest national forest. The state had requested the review after a divided federal appeals court in July found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not give a reasoned explanation for reversing course and creating a special exemption to the \u201cRoadless Rule\u201d for the Tongass.<\/p>\n
In a release, Waldo said that remaining wild and undeveloped parts of the forest are important wildlife habitat and important to local residents for hunting, fishing, recreation and tourism.<\/p>\n
A separate state challenge to the Roadless Rule is still pending in a federal court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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