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USDA Moves to Strip Roadless Rule Protections; Sierra Club Vows to Fight
Key Takeaways
- USDA announced a new step to eliminate Roadless Rule protections, citing wildfire risk and forest management.
- Sierra Club's Forest Campaign manager Alex Craven called the move baseless and vowed to fight it.
- Roadless Rule has protected millions of acres since 2001, providing critical habitat, clean water, and old-growth forests.
- Critics argue roads increase wildfire ignitions, and the rule already allows targeted fuel reduction.
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DT Editorial Team··via cleantechnica.com