"The USDA will publish a notice of intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting millions of acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres in California. The notice will kick off a 21-day public comment period. The move is in line with the federal government's recent efforts to loosen environmental regulations. The Trump administration on Wednesday took formal steps to rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres in California."
"United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins said the agency will publish a notice of intent in the Federal Register on Friday to roll back the so-called Roadless Rule, initiating a 21-day public comment period and moving the process closer to reality. "We are one step closer to common sense management of our national forest lands," Rollins said in a statement. (The USDA oversees the U.S. Forest Service.)"
The USDA will publish a notice of intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, affecting 58.5 million acres of national forest wild areas, including 4.4 million acres in California. The notice will begin a 21-day public comment period. Secretary Brook Rollins said the Federal Register notice will move the rollback process closer to reality and called the action common-sense management of national forest lands. The 2001 rule prohibited road construction and logging to protect habitats, reduce erosion, and protect drinking-water sources. The rollback aligns with broader federal efforts to loosen environmental regulations and expand timber production.
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