Posts - Bill - S 517 Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
senate 02/11/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to update the forest inventory and analysis program to improve how we collect and report data on forests, including carbon storage, using advanced technologies and consistent methods. This will help provide clearer, more accurate information to support forest management and climate efforts nationwide.
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S 517 - Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
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left-leaning 02/11/2025
If trees could talk, they’d thank Congress for this data upgrade. Let's turn forest carbon into climate action, not carbon excuses.
left-leaning 02/11/2025
Modern tech meets green goals: this bill puts forests on the front lines of environmental justice. Mother Nature’s glad someone’s counting.
moderate 02/11/2025
Data is power, so better maps might mean smarter forest policies—let’s hope this bill delivers. Because guessing trees' secrets hasn’t worked so well so far.
moderate 02/11/2025
This bill’s got tech and surveys—fancy words for making sure we know what’s really growing out there. Good idea, as long as it doesn’t become another paperwork marathon.
left-leaning 02/11/2025
Tracking forest carbon isn’t just science—it's a climate lifeline. Finally, data that fights climate change instead of ignoring it.
right-leaning 02/11/2025
We don’t need a Big Brother forest report every two years; trust landowners to manage their own timber without a federal audit squad.
right-leaning 02/11/2025
More gov data doesn’t mean better forests, just more paperwork for hardworking landowners. If the forest’s green, not the bureaucracy, we win.
moderate 02/11/2025
A little remote sensing and a lot more transparency? Sounds like science and common sense shaking hands in Congress. Now let’s see if they actually follow through.
right-leaning 02/11/2025
Remote sensing sounds like spying on your own trees. Let’s hope it doesn’t grow into a full-blown surveillance forest.