Canada lynx (copy)

An environmental lawsuit claims forest treatments approved for 43,000 acres in a Washington national forest.

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An environmental group seeks to overturn the federal government’s approval of 43,000 acres of forest treatments that will allegedly harm threatened lynx in Washington.

Last year, the U.S. Forest Service decided to proceed with the Bulldog project to reduce wildfire fuels and improve aquatic habitat, among other objectives, within the Colville National Forest in Northeast Washington.

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