The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to open 58.5 million acres of undeveloped lands within the National Forest System to road development and construction by repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, known as the “Roadless Rule.” The rule was established in 2001 to protect roadless areas from road construction and timber harvesting, as […]
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