The Trump administration says it is ending the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protects nearly 60 million acres in the National Forest System from logging and the construction of new roads. The environmental law group Earthjustice has promised a legal challenge. The Sierra Club’s forest campaign blasted the decision, writing, “Once again, the Trump administration is ignoring the voices of millions of Americans to pursue a corporate giveaway for [Trump’s] billionaire buddies.”
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