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Health experts have long believed this is the result of environmental racism. This can be defined as “the planned and deliberate targeting of Black and Brown communities in deciding where to place roadways, toxic waste facilities, along with industrial and commercial sites like bus depots and tractor trailer distribution centers” (Dow, 2020).
Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects. The biggest issue thought to be facing deforestation in the United States was illegal logging. The Forest Service and EPA work together to make sure that the permits for logging companies in the ...
The effects of overlogging can be mitigated by setting aside profits for forest rehabilitation, a practice which is also economically profitable. [14] Enrichment planting , or planting trees in degraded forests, is a form of artificial regeneration that has been employed in East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan , Indonesia. [ 1 ]
Equipment such as logging machines and chainsaws, while they have come a long way from the days of homemade choppers, still pose a threat. Add the force of Mother Nature to that.
As logging increases in old-growth U.S. forests, there is concern among scientists and conservation groups that the Biden Administration isn't doing enough to preserve public land.
However, there is little evidence to support such claims, [4] and most evidence supports the view that salvage logging is harmful to forest health and function. [5] As with other logging operations, the harvesting may be either by selection, thinning or clearcutting, and a regeneration plan may be put in place after the logging. Salvage logging ...
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits.
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says the city needs more cops to crack down on subway mayhem and other crime, noting there were thousands more officers when he was first in charge in the 1990s.