Spotlight: Southeast / Government Watch
A ban on roads has allowed wilderness to flourish in the Southeast’s national forests. The Trump administration wants to reverse it.
Adopted in 2001 during the final days of the Clinton administration, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, as it is formally known, grew out of a realization within the U.S. Forest Service that it had built more roads than it could afford to maintain.
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Sen Lee (R-Utah) and other Republicans have slipped a poison pill onto a bill (a Wildfire Prevention bill) which will kill the Roadless Rule. Comments from the public have been 99% in favor of keeping the Roadless Rule. This is a Trojan Horse.
We all need to contact Congress and push back for the sake of the forests, the wildlife, the hunters, anglers, outdoor enthusiasts and the health of our planet.
Call your representatives and senators now – it’s out of committee soon and will be put to vote in Senate and House