The Trump administration filed a proposed rule with the USDA Forest Service to repeal the 'Roadless Rule' and allow commercial logging and construction in millions of acres of untouched national forests, with the draft environmental impact statement filed by August 21, 2026. The move reverses decades of environmental protections on federally protected forest land.
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This Administration is determined to persecute my friends, desecrate things I revere, and threaten my livelihood. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/c... The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
I find it hard to believe that even the dumbest MAGAot supports destroying public land for corporate profits. #voteblue www.npr.org/2026/08/18/n... The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters say it will lead to better managed forests.
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attentiontotheunseen.com/2026/08/19/t... The New York Times reports: The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to road construction and logging, removing protections...
A new proposal could open up more than 62,000 acres of Minnesota’s national forests to logging and development under the reversal of the “roadless rule" that has been in effect for 25 years. DETAILS: www.fox9.com/news/minneso... A new proposal could open up more than 62,000 acres of Minnesota’s national forests to logging and development under the reversal of the “roadless rule" that has been in e
Trump administration moves to repeal Roadless Rule Nearly 45 million acres of national forest land could be opened to logging and development. montanafreepress.org/2026/08/18/e... The Forest Service has advanced a policy change to remove protections for road building and logging across 6 million Montana acres.
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Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development. The proposal would open up nearly 45 million acres of land to roadbuilding & logging, despite widespread opposition from scientists &the public. grist.org/regulation/t... The proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging.
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The USDA, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service, filed the proposed rule and corresponding draft environmental impact statement in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
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“The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to road construction and logging, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.” The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
On 2026-08-18: The Trump administration is considering opening millions of acres of national forests to logging. Officials discussed potential benefits for forest management and local economies, but no deadline was set. https://civitas-research.org/issue/i59275014 A federal official announced plans to allow logging in areas previously shielded by roadless rule protections. The decision follows rec