Timber Industry

Clinton Roadless Rule Protects 58 Million Acres of National Forests from Logging

2001-01-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In one of his final acts as president, Bill Clinton implements the “Roadless Rule,” prohibiting road construction, timber harvest, and most commercial development on nearly 58 million acres of pristine national forest land—more than a quarter of the entire National Forest System. The …

Bill Clinton U.S. Forest Service Timber Industry Mining Industry environment public-lands deregulation natural-resources conservation +1 more

Wise Use Movement Founded as Industry-Funded Anti-Environmental Grassroots Campaign

1988-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In August 1988, Ron Arnold and Alan Gottlieb convened the Multiple Use Strategy Conference in Reno, Nevada, launching the “Wise Use” movement. The conference brought together 250 representatives from timber, mining, ranching, and oil interests to coordinate an industry-funded campaign …

Ron Arnold Alan Gottlieb Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise American Petroleum Institute National Mining Association +2 more environmental astroturf corporate-lobbying public-lands regulatory-capture +1 more