USDA advances Roadless Rule repeal; advocates, lawmakers say it puts 400,000 acres in Va. at risk

USDA advances Roadless Rule repeal; advocates, lawmakers say it puts 400,000 acres in Va. at risk www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usda... The United States Department of Agriculture is nearing a full repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects millions of acres of virgin forestland nationwide.