Rollback of roadless protections threatens 400 endangered species across U.S. forests

A Center for Biological Diversity report warns that rescinding the Clinton-era Roadless Area Conservation Rule could jeopardize about 7.4 million acres of endangered-species habitat and nearly 1,800 miles of streams, while opening more than 45 million acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging—potentially accelerating extinction for more than 400 species and endangering drinking-water supplies and regional economies across the West, Alaska and the Southeast.