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The Trump administration is advancing plans to scrap the roadless rule governing U.S. national forests, potentially enabling more logging, mining, and development, while drawing environmental concern and potential legal challenges.
The Trump administration plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects nearly 60 million acres of national forests from road construction, arguing it will aid wildfire suppression. However, experts warn that more roads could increase wildfire risks, as roads are common ignition points and can alter vegetation. The move has sparked controversy, with environmental groups opposing it and some former officials suggesting that targeted, 'surgical' road building might be beneficial for firefighting and forest health. The public comment period on this proposal ends September 19.
The Trump administration announced the rescinding of protections on nearly 59 million acres of national forest land, including the largest old growth forest, to facilitate logging and road construction, citing wildfire risk reduction, a move met with praise from some lawmakers and criticism from environmental groups.
The Trump administration announced plans to revoke the 2001 roadless rule, opening 58 million acres of national forests to road construction and development, arguing that the regulation was outdated and restrictive, thus allowing more resource management flexibility.