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Trump Admin Targets Roadless Forest Rule | Dover News
The Trump administration is rolling back a 20-year-old roadless rule protecting national forests from logging and development, arguing local managers need more flexibility to tackle wildfire risks and forest health. But environmental groups fiercely oppose the move, warning it threatens old-growth ecosystems, wildlife, and water sources—and say more roads could actually worsen fires. The Forest Service is accepting public comments until September 21, reigniting a long-standing debate over balancing conservation with resource use, especially after similar changes in Alaska’s Tongass were later…
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