Trump Admin Targets Forest Protections | Fayetteville Arkansas News

The Trump administration is poised to dismantle a 20-year-old rule protecting national forests from logging and development, arguing it stifles wildfire prevention and forest management. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claims overgrown forests are becoming tinderboxes, but environmental groups fiercely oppose the move, warning it threatens old-growth ecosystems, wildlife, and water supplies—and could even increase fire risks through more roads. The rollback echoes a previous attempt in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, later reversed under Biden, and public comments are open until September 21st as activists vow to fight this proposal at every turn. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c7c8c5c680dda4e0