August 18, 2026 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact
Confirmed
USDA Moves to Scrap the Roadless Rule, Opening Nearly 45 Million Acres of National Forest to Roads and Logging
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Forest Service had filed a proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety. The Clinton-era rule blocks road...