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Repeal of Federal Roadless Rule Could Touch Missouri’s National Forest
The proposal would reopen millions of acres to roads and logging, while opponents warn it could weaken habitat and water protections.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, a federal protection that has limited road construction and commercial logging in National Forest System lands for 25 years.
- Federal officials argue that eliminating the rule grants local Forest Service managers flexibility to reduce wildfire risks, manage timber, and respond to changing forest conditions more effectively.
- Critics warn that rescinding the rule could fragment forests and increase pollution, while human activity represents the leading cause of wildfires in the region.
- More than 152,000 acres across Pisgah and Nantahala national forests in Western North Carolina face potential changes, where officials emphasize wildfire hazard mitigation needs following recent storm damage.
- The Forest Service extended the public comment period, allowing stakeholders until Oct. 6 to submit feedback on whether the rescission will protect forest health or enable ecosystem exploitation.
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Repeal of federal roadless rule could touch Missouri’s national forest
The repeal of a 25-year-old regulation would open millions of acres of public land to road construction and logging. Local protections could spare Missouri’s forests, but natural environmental groups are still concerned.
·Calhoun, United States
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