Axed
How the U.S. Forest Service Depletes the Carbon Sink by Logging Mature Tree Stands
Logging Plan on Yellowstone’s Border Shows Limits of Biden Greenhouse Gas Policy
Despite new “guidance,” the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions.
By Marianne Lavelle
![Custer Gallatin National Forest includes hundreds of glaciers as well as pine savannas. The Forest Service plans logging about 90 miles south of Fairy Lake in the Bridger Mountains, pictured. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images](jpg/custer-gallatin_melinda-crawford-ucg-universal-images-group-getty-900x600.jpg)