The Biden administration has restored protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, sometimes called, “America’s Amazon.” The new protections, announced on January 25, repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule that opened the doors for road construction and timber harvest in the forest and also restore “longstanding roadless protections to 9.
7 million acres which, are “critical for carbon sequestration and carbon storage to help mitigate climate change,” according to the Department of Agriculture. By absorbing carbon dioxide, forests like the Tongass can help offset America’s greenhouse gas emissions. The area is also a key tourist attraction as home to iconic Alaska wildlife such as eagles, bears, and salmon, according to the US Forest Service.
Is that why the Balloon wasn’t shot down?
DEBRACLINTON
Any protection from this sort of thing happening?
Good.
I always thought the original amazon was in America 🤪
46🇺🇸💪 and still not inciting insurrections and getting people killed. Is Mr. Biden perfect no but he’s so much better than the ex-defeated President. In a landslide.
that would have been a beautifully scenic area to have SHOT THE CHINESE BALLOON DOWN!!
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