Environmental groups are taking the U.S. Forest Service to court over a controversial logging plan for two of North Carolina’s most treasured public lands. The lawsuit, filed on March 27, 2025, challenges the Forest Service’s revised management plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, which the groups say would dramatically increase logging while threatening wildlife habitats and water quality. The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, and MountainTrue filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. They claim the federal agency’s plan violates environmental laws and ignores widespread public … Continue reading Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Forest Service Over Plan to Quintuple Logging in North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah Forests