[News] Washington Files the Rule That Would Delete Roadless Protection on 44 Million Acres

USDA has filed a proposed rule striking the regulation that has barred road building and logging across 44 million acres of national forest since 2001, and the agency's own draft impact analysis quietly undercuts the wildfire argument it is making in public.

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[News] Washington Files the Rule That Would Delete Roadless Protection on 44 Million Acres

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