ClimateQuiet 30d · day 33
Trump Administration Moves to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule on 59M Forest Acres
A proposal to eliminate protections for nearly 59 million acres of national forest, including Alaska's Tongass, is now open for public comment.
What to know
- The proposal targets nearly 59 million acres of national forest currently protected from road construction and logging, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
- A public comment period on the formal rulemaking closes September 21, 2026.
- A parallel congressional effort would write the repeal into the Wildfire Prevention Act, permanently barring the Forest Service from reinstating protections.
- The original 2001 Roadless Rule drew more public comments than any other federal rule in history, underscoring strong public support now facing reversal.
Trump administration Proposing agencyU.S. Forest Service Federal land management agency
Bill Clinton President who issued the original ruleThe Conversation authors (ecologists) Wilderness and wildlife researchers
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