USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests
via federalregister.gov
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Opponents of the move say the Trump administration’s push to rescind the Roadless Rule is a giveaway to the timber industry that ignores science and will make wildfires worse. By Zoë Rom When the Trump administration announced plans last year to rescind a rule limiting roadbuilding and timber harvests on millions of acres of national […]