[REDSTATE] In a bold move that champions both economic growth and practical forest management, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it will greenlight logging in America's national forests. This decision, spearheaded by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, follows President Donald Trump
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's executive order last month aimed at revitalizing the nation's timber industry. For Americans, this is a long-overdue step toward restoring common-sense stewardship of our natural resources while bolstering rural economies battered by years of overregulation and neglect.
America's 154 national forests span roughly 188.3 million acres, with Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, alone hosting 18 of them. These vast woodlands have been plagued by mismanagement, leaving them vulnerable to devastating wildfires, insect infestations, and disease. ''Healthy forests require work, and right now, we're facing a national forest emergency,'' Rollins declared in a statement. She's right. The data backs her up: Overgrown forests choked with deadwood have fueled catastrophic blazes in recent years, threatening lives, property, and the very ecosystems environmentalists claim to protect. Rollins' memo promises to expand timber production by 25 percent, empowering the U.S. Forest Service to cut through bureaucratic red tape and take decisive action to thin forests, reduce fire risks, and save communities.
This isn't just about trees—it's about people. Rural America, long sidelined by coastal elites and their regulatory obsessions, stands to gain the most. Logging means jobs—good, honest work for communities that have seen sawmills shutter and livelihoods vanish. By slashing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) hurdles and easing contracting burdens, the USDA is putting faith in forest managers to do what's right for the land and the people who depend on it. President Trump's March 1 order set the stage, directing Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to prioritize timber output and sound management over endless environmental reviews. It's a refreshing rejection of the paralysis-by-analysis that has crippled resource industries for decades. 
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