Trump to rescind Roadless Rule which protects 58 million . . . The Trump administration is rolling back a landmark conservation rule from the Clinton era that prevents roadbuilding and logging on roughly 58 million acres of federal forest and wildlands
Sierra Club: Trump Puts National Forests on the Chopping Block WASHINGTON, D C – Today, the Trump administration moved to gut protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests across the country Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the administration’s intention to revoke Roadless Rule protections nationwide for public lands administered by the U S Forest Service
Secretary Rollins Rescinds Roadless Rule, Eliminating . . . - USDA Of the 58 5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas covered under the 2001 Roadless Rule, 28 million acres are in areas at high or very high risk of wildfire Rescinding this rule will allow this land to be managed at the local forest level, with more flexibility to take swift action to reduce wildfire risk and help protect surrounding