Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
By Lisa Friedman
The USDA, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service, filed the proposed rule and corresponding draft environmental impact statement…
The proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging.
Conservation scientists have determined that Trump’s plan to rescind the 2001 “roadless rule” could jeopardize clean water…
The move aims to ease restrictions on industries and boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land.
Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act.
