A study by two environmental groups has found that taxpayers could save billions of dollars by not logging national forest lands. Bills that aren't usually taken into consideration, environmentalists report. They have ignored both the external costs of logging and the economic benefits of standing trees. This report includes both. The study finds the economic benefits of standing trees far outweigh funds from timber sales.
Forests purify water, filter air, provide recreational employment, and control flooding.
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