Judge halts US logging plan in Vermont
Title
Judge halts US logging plan in Vermont
Subject
In 1995, as part of making a stand in the growing environmental issue of logging on public land, a Vermont judge blocked the US Forest Service from clearing 300 acres. This is was recorded as the first instance of a federal court halting forest clearing on federal land.
Description
Judge halts the logging efforts of the US government.
Creator
Scott Allen
Source
Boston Globe
Date
1995-12-16
Files
Citation
Scott Allen, “Judge halts US logging plan in Vermont,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed July 16, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/69.