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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge stopped a logging project in Giant Sequoia National Monument on Monday, keeping intact more than 1,000 acres in a preserve that houses two-thirds of the world's largest trees.
Judge Charles R. Breyer issued a preliminary injunction blocking a timber sale, saying the U.S. Forest Service had ignored extensive research on how commercial logging would affect wildlife in the region.
"We hope they're finally getting the message," said Deborah Reames, an attorney with Earthjustice, one of several environmental groups that brought the lawsuit.
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