by Crag Law Center | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog, Crag Blog
Protections for Tongass National Forest Spark Hope by Crag Law Center | July 16, 2021 Tongass National Forest in Alaska scored a major win, thanks to the Biden administration. On July 14, the Agriculture Department announced the administration would “repeal or...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, known as the “crown jewel” of the National Forest System, is America’s largest and wildest national forest. Nearly 17 million acres in size, the Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest on Earth. The...
by Bridget O'Brien | Jul 14, 2018 | Victories, Wild Victories
Crag Saves Old-Growth and Wildlife in the Tongass Rainforest 2018 On November 28, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Forest Service’s plan to log in the Tongass rainforest once and for all. Crag’s clients Greenpeace and Cascadia Wildlands finally...
by Oliver Stiefel | Apr 15, 2016 | Features, Public Lands News, Wildlife News
On behalf of five environmental groups, Crag this week filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal district court to force supplemental analysis on the environmental consequences of the Ketchikan-to-Shelter-Cove road project...
by Oliver Stiefel | Nov 18, 2015 | News, Public Lands News
Forest Service Backs Down, Cancels Controversial Tongass Old-growth Timber Sale PETERSBURG, Alaska— The U.S. Forest Service has formally withdrawn its March authorization of the Mitkof Island Project — a large, 35-million-board-foot timber sale — through documents...
