U.S. Forest Service finalizes rule that minimizes public say in logging and roadbuilding in forests
The rule change, which goes into effect Thursday, gives Forest Service officials authority to use loopholes called categorical exclusions to bypass NEPA requirements. Categorical exclusions are projects deemed to have no environmental impact, and as the rule is written, they can be applied across the nearly 200 million acres of forest that the Forest Service manages…Forests are a source of drinking water for more than 150 million people.
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