Administration Moves to Open National Forests to Roadbuilding, Drilling, and Logging

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45 million acres of national

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Trump moves to open up  logging in national forests The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. Jenny Kane, Associated Press file The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roa

Some experts warn roads could actually increase the threat of wildfires — partly because roads bring people. Nearly 85% of wildfires begin with human activity.

Trump Administration Moves to Open Millions of National-Forest Acres to Logging  WSJ

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and logging.US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to loggingThe proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final da

The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule” would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.