Trump administration moves to end roadless rule on national forests

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  The U. S. Forest Service announced Tuesday it will move to rescind the roadless rule“The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001.”
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  The roadless rule is a 2001 Clinton-era policy“The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001.”
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  The roadless rule blocked logging, road construction, and development on national forest lands“The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001. The agency described the rule as a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to reducing wildfire risks in the nation’s forests.”
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  The roadless rule protected 58.5 million acres of forestNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The roadless rule is being replaced by a proposal to give local forest managers more authority“Calling the roadless rule a failure, Rollins said the proposal calls for restoring authority to local forest managers and removing barriers that have kept them from improving forest health across millions of acres.”
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  The proposal aims to allow logging and road building on forest lands“The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001.”
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  The proposal aims to reduce overgrowth and wildfire fuel“"Our forests can’t afford another decade of inaction. Across the country, we’ve watched preventable conditions — overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease — turn healthy landscapes into tinderboxes," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement.”
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  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated the rule has frustrated land managers“The agency described the rule as a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to reducing wildfire risks in the nation’s forests.”
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  The rule has served as a barrier to reducing wildfire risks“The agency described the rule as a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to reducing wildfire risks in the nation’s forests.”
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  Rollins cited preventable conditions like overgrown stands and insect outbreaks“"Our forests can’t afford another decade of inaction. Across the country, we’ve watched preventable conditions — overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease — turn healthy landscapes into tinderboxes," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement.”
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  Overgrown stands and insect outbreaks have turned forests into tinderboxes“Scientists say that worsening wildfires are driven by a combination of climate change that warms and dries out forests, less logging and decades of fire suppression that has allowed fuels to build up.”
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  The rule's removal affects forests across the U. S.“The roadless rule has affected ”
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  The rule's removal affects forests near PullmanNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.