Southern Environmental Law Center Sues to Stop Timber Harvest

LAWFARE: An NGO, bankrolled by a billionaire seeking population reduction, is suing Trump in an effort to block timber companies from clearing hurricane-felled trees in Western North Carolina. The storm toppled thousands of trees, which could be repurposed to rebuild homes. Their… pic.twitter.com/afQkQjWNaR

— @amuse (@amuse) April 10, 2025

… removal would also significantly lower the region’s wildfire risk.

You have to be a COMPLETE IDIOT to sue the Trump administration for clearing trees that fell in a hurricane.

They are clearly a wildfire risk AND the forest service is letting LUMBER companies come in and clear them to make wood CHEAPER to build homes destroyed in the hurricane.

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) April 10, 2025