Aliyah Elfar, January 9, 2024

Though it’s hardly the most famous forest in the US, Alaska’s mighty Tongass National Forest happens to be the largest, stretching nearly 17 million acres or an area roughly the size of West Virginia. The Tongass is also a major American carbon sink, responsible for 44% of the carbon absorbed by the country’s national forests (which themselves absorb over 10% of US annual greenhouse gas emissions). MORE >>

SOURCE ARTICLE: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2024/01/09/alaska-challenges-reinstated-protections-for-tongass-national-forest/