A proposed federal rule change could open 730,000 acres in the Gila National Forest to road building as the Trump administration says it would help fire management.
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Trump administration moves to end 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of nation…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Forest Service is taking its next steps in repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, announcing Tuesday that it has filed a proposed rule to rescind the 25-year-old rule in its entirety....
The Trump administration’s plan for repealing “roadless rule” protections for 45 million acres of federal forests and grasslands will be published this week, federal officials announced Tuesday.
The Trump administration has formally proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, clearing the way for roads and logging across more than 44 million acres of protected national forest, including in California.
The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001.
A two-pronged approach to give state and local groups more authority over forest land management is developing, and after a year, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is making ground on the administrative side. The U.S.
In a press release, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the rule has led to overgrown and diseased forests ripe for deadly wildfires by limiting where the U.S. Forest Service can build roads and manage timber.
A proposed federal rule change could open 730,000 acres in the Gila National Forest to road building as the Trump administration says it would help fire management.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its latest step to eliminate protections under the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, claiming the move is necessary to reduce wildfire risk and expand forest management.
The Trump administration's plan for repealing "roadless rule" protections for 45 million acres of federal forests and grasslands will be published this week, federal officials announced Tuesday.
OREGON (KTVZ) -- Right now, the Trump Administration is moving to end a decades-old rule protecting millions of acres of undeveloped national forest land, including roughly two million acres here in Oregon. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
