ROADLESS: Rollins puts public lands at risk
Despite strong public objection, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is going ahead with plans to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, putting 45 million acres of pristine forests at risk of logging and development. Protected roadless forests are among our most important and most visited public lands. They provide drinking water for millions, preserve many species' wildlife habitat, and are popular recreation spaces — like the Appalachian Trail. Many roadless areas are critical to the livelihood and culture of Indigenous communities.
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule has been in place with bipartisan support for 25 years. Ending it will allow damaging logging, unchecked development and irreversible damage to these special places.
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