Salt Lake City – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its latest step to eliminate protections under the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, claiming the move is necessary to reduce wildfire risk and expand forest management. Since the Forest Service created the Roadless Rule in 2001, it has protected undeveloped roadless areas across the country.
Today, the Trump administration announced it is repealing the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This measure conserves more than 58 million acres of National Forest lands by preventing road building, hardrock mining, oil and gas and industrial logging, and was one of the most popular rules in U.S. history after an extensive public process to generate more than 1.6 million comments.
Helena, MT - Today, the Trump administration announced it is repealing the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This measure conserved more than 58 million acres of National Forest lands by preventing road building, hardrock mining, oil and gas and industrial logging, and was one of the most popular rules in U.S. history after an extensive public process to generate more than 1.6 million comments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sierra Club and its North Carolina Chapter condemn a recent ICE operation at Wilson Creek Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest that resulted in 13 arrests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump Administration is proposing relocating the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced their next steps in a sweeping reorganization of the country’s wildland firefighting system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a subcommittee hearing on a bill that would codify protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a markup on a controversial forestry bill. The bill was reported out of committee with a vote of 18-5.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate held a hearing to review the Trump administration’s proposed reorganization of a critical federal agency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s controversial pick to oversee the U.S. Forest Service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration has announced a controversial reorganization of a critical federal agency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider two bills that would significantly undermine forest protection efforts in the United States.