PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — A dispute over three logging projects in south-central Oregon has raised questions about the legality of a longtime U.S. Forest Service authorization rule, with conservation groups on Monday asking a federal judge to vacate it.
“The government gave itself a giant loophole to get out of [National Environmental Policy Act analysis] for any timber project,” argued Erin Hogan-Freemole, attorney with WildEarth Guardians. “We’re just getting larger and larger timber sales with no analysis whatsoever.”
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