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Godofredo A. Vásquez, File/AP PhotoNearly half of California’s land is owned by the federal government, and for years a federal policy known as the roadless rule has protected millions of acres across the country. But those protections could soon come to an end. -
Courtesy of the U.S. Forest ServiceThe decision to rescind the 25-year-old "roadless rule" was made without officials hosting any public meetings
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The roadless rule has long prevented new road construction in certain forests, including 8 million acres in Oregon, California and Washington. -
The Trump administration is preparing to roll back Clinton-era wildland protections with a shortened public comment period and without holding public hearings. Now, unofficial hearings on the proposed repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule are cropping up in the Northwest and across the country. -
Federal officials announced in August they would terminate a 25-year-old rule protecting from development on nearly 60 million acres of forests, including 2 million in Oregon -
The public comment period for rescinding the "roadless rule" ends this week. Federal forest land along the Oregon-California border could be affected.
