On Wednesday, the Trump administration published a rule that will strip protections from 9.4 million acres of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. The move is being made despite overwhelming ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — More than 200 scientists have signed onto a letter asking Congress to enact legislation protecting 1.9 million acres of salmon habitat in this country’s largest national forest.

Snow-capped mountains are reflected in the water on May 9, 2022, in the Juneau District of the Tongass National Forest. (Photo by Maya Leschinsky/U.S. Forest Service) Alaska’s Tongass National Forest ...

The Tongass National Forest is home to a variety of wildlife, including bald eagles, salmon, brown bears and wolves. Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket via Getty Images Road construction and timber ...

Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane. Hop on a boat for a whale watching and wildlife viewing tour where you may spot humpback or killer whales. Ride the ...

The Roadless Rule, which protects ecologically intact areas in our forests from most logging and road building, is one of the most significant conservation measures in our nation’s history. When ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Last week, the Biden administration restored protections for the world’s ...

Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of southeast Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States by far and part of the world’s largest ...

The U.S. Forest Service rule restricts development on more than nine million acres in North America’s largest temperate rainforest, reversing a Trump decision. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration ...

A designated wilderness area in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest U.S. national forest, is now a little bit bigger, thanks to a land purchase and transfer arranged by two ...