Here's why Trump's promised logging boom faces headwinds
Oct 14, 2025•6 min
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President Trump is trying to reverse the Clinton era rule that puts 59 million acres of National Forest lands off limits to timber harvest and other development. America's timber industry may not see the boom many conservatives expect, as NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.
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