Natural Resources Defense Council: Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Third of National Forests to Logging and Drilling
August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026:
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Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Third of National Forests to Logging and Drilling
USDA releases rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, stripping longstanding protections from 45 Million Acres of the National Forest System
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department o . . .
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Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Third of National Forests to Logging and Drilling
USDA releases rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, stripping longstanding protections from 45 Million Acres of the National Forest System
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department o . . .