A Biden Effort to Protect Old Forests Hasn’t Curbed BLM Logging — ProPublica

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Reporting Highlights Earth Day Promise: In 2022, President Joe Biden announced a new effort to protect old forests, which are key to the fight against climate change. But it hasn’t made much of a difference. Logging Continues: The Bureau of Land Management has allowed timber companies to cut these forests at a faster pace since Biden’s executive order than in the decade that preceded it. Legal Battles: Conservation groups keep suing over what they claim are rushed ti...