Misguided “Roadless Rule” May Soon Be Rescinded – Timber Jobs Could Grow
Most people think of Alaska as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”, a major oil and gas state, a land where wildlife abundantly roam free, where world-class fishing can be found statewide, and a state where vast mountain ranges, tundra, rivers and lakes sit side by side with responsible resource development projects. People are correct – it is all of those and more. Where a key resource has sat for nearly 30 years – off-limits due to environmental overreach during the Clinton administration – is in Southeast Alaska. Logging – with its requisite mills to turn the wood into a…