US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging

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

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

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.