The Trump administration this week opened a public comment period on rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, a move it says will help better manage national forest lands and bolster wildfire suppression.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made the announcement Wednesday.
“We are one step closer to common sense management of our national forest lands. Today marks a critical step forward in President [Donald] Trump’s commitment to restoring local decision-making to federal land managers to empower them to do what’s necessary to protect America’s forests and communities from devastating destruction from fires,” Rollins said.
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