Tongass Forest Exemption From Roadless Rule Moots Alaska Appeal

摘要

Alaska was handed a loss in its legal battle over the Tongass National Forest after the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s decision to remove protections for theforest made the state’s claims moot.The state’s challenge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit centered on the Roadless Rule’s impact on the forest. But the rule no longer applies, following the federalgovernment’s exemption issued in October 2020, the court said.