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Trump seeks to open millions of acres of national forests to roads - The Washington Post
Technology and ScienceBy Jake Spring8/18/20261 min read
The Trump administration proposed a repeal of the 2001 “roadless rule,” raising concerns among environmentalists that already-threatened woodlands could be further fragmented.
✨ Key Highlights
- The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a full repeal of the 2001 "roadless rule," which for decades has barred road-building and logging across tens of millions of acres of national forest land.
- The rollback would open millions of acres of near-pristine national forests to road construction, according to the proposal.
- Environmentalists warn that repealing the rule could further fragment woodlands that are already considered threatened.
- The measure has raised broad concerns among conservation advocates about the long-term impact on protected forest ecosystems.
The Trump administration Tuesday proposed a full repeal of a rule that for decades has prevented road-building and logging inside tens of millions of acres of near-pristine national forests, a move t