Trump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forest

Filed by Deacon Rift

The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits road construction and logging in pristine parts of national forests that don’t currently have roads. By blocking roads, the rule targeted by the administration also inhibits…