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What was the combination of economic and ecological factors that hurt the logging industry in the 1980s.

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Forest fires were arising frequently due to depletion of the land. The first lumbermen cut down as much as they possibly could until there was naked land and muddy hills.
Along with this, jobs were needed for processing near the Pacific Rim, which then lead to an economic decline for the business when employment was declining.
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There are different reasons for different outcomes. The combination of economic and ecological factors that hurt the logging industry in the 1980s includes the leftovers of the original forest that has the most economically valuable acres and the most ecologically valuable trees.

  • Environmental regulations is known to have some effects such as loss of jobs, increase in retail prices for lumbar, and loss of economic growth.

The US timber industry was known to be cut down or hindered due to double whammy of trade war and other factors. Forest fires were also known to be a major cause of depletion of the land.

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