ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Environmental groups are suing the U.S. National Service over what they call an unlawful logging project in the Pisgah National Forest, ABC affiliate WLOS in Asheville reported.
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Southern Environmental Law Center, representing MountainTrue and the Center for Biological Diversity, claim the logging is going to pollute a nearby river and kill endangered species in western North Carolina.
WLOS reached out to the Forest Service but could not comment on the lawsuit.
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