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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
The Wyden bill shifts the management emphasis of public forests from public values like clean drinking water, recovery of endangered species, storing carbon, and maintaining quality of life toward an outdated and destructive emphasis on clearcutting for profit.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Criticism of the Wyden bill's focus on profit over environmental values.

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