US Forest Service Chief with Industry Ties Pushed for More Logging on Public Lands
Critics say the agency chief’s industry ties could weaken protections for 60 million acres of forest land, favoring more logging.
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The Trump admin is one step closer to repealing the Roadless Rule. Here’s what it means for Utah.
The Trump administration is one step closer to repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule and opening nearly 4 million acres of Utah’s national forest lands to road construction and logging.
Repealing Roadless Rule is a bad deal
Like many longtime Montanans, I view public lands as my second paycheck. While they don't literally pay my bills, the boundless opportunities they provide for me to fish, hunt, hike, paddle and ski are what have kept me here for…
USDA proposal threatens 58 million acres of popular National Forest trail systems
The USDA proposes rescinding the Roadless Rule protecting 58 million acres of National Forest land from development. Public comments are due by September 21. The article USDA proposal threatens 58 million acres of popular National Forest trail systems appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.
The U.S. Ministry of Agriculture has proposed to abolish the 25-year "roadless rule" that protects nearly 45 million acres of national forests from road construction and logging, and the authorities explain the solution to fire control, but scientists and environmentalists consider the project to be dangerous to forests and wildlife.
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