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Roadless Rule Rollback Sparks Outcry | Tucson News
Environmental groups are sounding the alarm as the federal government rushes to roll back the Roadless Rule — a policy protecting 45 million acres of untouched national forest land, including over 1.2 million in Arizona. With only 32 days left to comment and public hearings held far from affected communities like Arizona, advocates fear this rollback could pave the way for roads, logging, and mining — especially dangerous in drought-stricken desert regions already vulnerable to wildfires. The U.S. Forest Service hasn’t weighed in yet, but time is running out: the deadline is midnight…
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