The Trump administration has moved to raise logging limits across the United States, saying the change is needed to help stop wildfires and support the lumber industry.

President Donald Trump approved a 25 percent increase in logging, which the US Department of Agriculture announced on Friday through an emergency order, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the increase would especially affect California forests, where fire risks are high.

“National Forests are in crisis due to uncharacteristically severe wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, invasive species and other stressors,” the order said. It continued, “These threats—combined with overgrown forests, a growing number of homes in the wildland-urban interface, and more than a century of rigorous fire suppression—have all contributed to what is now a full-blown wildfire and forest health crisis.”

Besides wildfire concerns, the order may also be tied to economic issues. Breitbart reported that the move could help raise lumber production and ease prices, especially as tariffs on Canadian lumber might raise costs for the American construction industry.

The emergency order also said, “The United States has an abundance of timber resources that are more than adequate to meet our domestic timber production needs, but heavy-handed federal policies have prevented full utilization of these resources and made us reliant on foreign producers. It is vital that we reverse these policies and increase domestic timber production to protect our national and economic security.”

The response has been divided. Logging companies are in favor of the decision, saying it will help meet demand and protect jobs. But environmental groups have spoken out against it, warning about the potential harm to forests and wildlife.

The new order applies to 176,000 square miles of forestland. Most of it is in the western US, but some of it also includes areas in the Great Lakes, the South, and New England.

“This industry needs a raw supply to remain competitive and keep the doors open,” said Travis Joseph, president of the American Forest Resource Council in Oregon. “We’re not even reaching half of what forest plans currently call for. Let’s implement our forest plans across the country, and if we did that, that should increase the volume that’s available to American mills and create American jobs and create revenue.”