A European court ordered Poland on Friday to immediately stop cutting trees in Europe's last pristine woodland, the Bialowieza Forest, The Associated Press reports. The European Union's Court of Justice said the measure is temporary and is meant to give European authorities time to analyze Poland's position on the matter. Poland has until Aug. 4 to explain its policy to the European Commission, which will then decide whether to seek a permanent ban on the logging. European authorities and environmental groups say the logging threatens the continent's last unspoiled woodland, which is included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. They say the felling of trees, done with the use of...
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