2M Acres of Oregon’s Wilderness Could Lose Protection if Trump Rescinds Roadless Rule

Trump officials plan to remove protections on 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon

Rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule would open up 58 million acres of national forest land across the country to logging and development.

Trump moves to rescind limits on logging in national forests

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The ‘Roadless Rule’ has prohibited new road construction on vast swaths of federal land since 2001. Trump moves to rescind limits on logging in national forests Wire Service

2M acres of Oregon’s wilderness could lose protection if Trump rescinds roadless rule

The Trump administration is moving forward with rescinding a two-decade-old rule that protects wild areas in national forests across the country, including nearly 2 million acres in Oregon, a move environmentalists say could open up the wilderness to logging and development.

Trump admin to remove protections on 2M acres of Oregon forest

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Oregon Wild Rallies Public to Defend Roadless Rule - Oregon Wild

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