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Trump's plan to expand U.S. timber production puts national forest lands at risk

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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.

NPR’s Kirk Siegler reports.

This segment aired on October 22, 2025.

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