US EditionTrump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands
- On June 24, 2025, Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, revealed intentions to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Rule, which currently protects about 59 million acres of forested public lands from road construction and logging.
- The rescission follows Republican opposition to the rule, which was adopted weeks before President Bill Clinton left office in 2001 to block logging, road building, and development.
- Rollins said removing the rule will allow for responsible timber production, reduce wildfire risks, and enable local decision-making based on unique conditions.
- Environmental organizations condemned the plan as a large concession favoring timber companies while harming the interests of the public and forest ecosystems, whereas proponents argued that it marks the beginning of a new phase focused on sustainable forest management and economic growth.
- The policy change marks a sharp shift from the prior administration and could increase logging and development, especially in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, where 92% was off-limits under the Roadless Rule.
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The United States Department of Agriculture announced a plan on Monday, June 23, to revoke a decades-old rule that protects more than 58 million acres of national forests from road construction, mining, drilling and logging. The USDA, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service, plans to rescind the 2001 roadless rule, originally created to preserve wilderness across roughly 30% of the country’s national forests. What Is the roadless rule? Lawmakers …
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How Maine is impacted by Trump administration plans to allow more national forest logging
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