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MountainTrue and the Center for Biological Diversity are suing the U.S. Forest Service because of unannounced logging near the Nolichucky River.
The U.S. Forest Service has been harvesting and selling timber from 135 acres of the Pisgah National Forest near the Nolichucky River as part of post-Helene debris removal. In the wake of Helene, the Pisgah National Forest was authorized by the U.S. Forest Service’s Washington office to conduct emergency salvage logging, which is a form of post-disaster debris removal that involves hauling downed trees out of the forest. However, according to the suit, this specific acreage was not specified within that authorization…