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  "id": 4850403,
  "title": "Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/forest-service-chief-faces-scrutiny-over-logging-ties-as-trump-plans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T11:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/trump-roadless-rule-old-growth-forests"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for Donald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years. If finalized, the rollback is expected to benefit the companies that Tom Schultz, chief of the US Forest Service, represented in his previous roles as…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Trump’s theory of global power faces a reckoning in Iran and Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trumps-theory-of-global-power-faces-a-reckoning-in-iran-and-canada",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:30:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}