Trump Administration Wants to Lift Longstanding Forest Protection, Opening 45 Million Acres

Trump Administration Wants to Lift Longstanding Forest Protection, Opening 45 Million Acres

The US Forest Service wants to repeal a 2001 rule that protected about 45 million acres of national forest from roads, logging, and mining. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins calls the rule "overly restrictive." Environmental groups say they will sue to stop the change.

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