Spanberger urges Trump to reconsider proposal ending Roadless Rule

Defense of the Roadless Rule by conservation groups is ironic

There has recently been a slew of articles regarding the Trump Administration’s efforts to “rescind the roadless rule.” Passed by Congress in 2001, this rule protects millions of acres of wildland from road construction, resource extraction and motorized recreation.

Spanberger urges Trump to reconsider proposal ending Roadless Rule

Gov. Abigail Spanberger sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Friday urging the Trump Administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — known as the Roadless Rule.