(AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect ... years decimated blocks of old-growth forest in states throughout the U.S. West and killed thousands ...

(AP) — The Biden ... S. including in California, the Pacific Northwest and areas of the Rocky Mountains. Larger expanses of old growth survive in Alaska, such as within the Tongass National Forest.

“The Forest Service’s final plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah was a major step backward. It opened up old-growth forests, rare species habitat, and remote backcountry to commercial logging while failing ...