Trump administration moves to scrap roadless rule

Trump administration moves to scrap roadless rule

The Trump administration has proposed rescinding a 2001 rule that protected about 59 million acres of national forest from logging and road building. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the rule hindered forest management and wildfire prevention, but environmentalists warn it would harm wildlife and water supplies.

Source: AP News

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