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Repeal of Federal Roadless Rule Could Touch Missouri’s National Forest
The proposal would reopen millions of acres to roads and logging, while opponents warn it could weaken habitat and water protections.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, a policy that has limited road construction and commercial logging in National Forest System lands for 25 years.
- Federal officials argue that eliminating the rule grants local Forest Service managers flexibility to reduce wildfire risks and manage timber in previously restricted areas.
- Critics warn that rescinding the rule could fragment forests and increase pollution, while human activity remains the leading cause of wildfires in the region.
- More than 152,000 acres in Western North Carolina across Pisgah and Nantahala national forests are affected, where officials cite wildfire hazard mitigation needs following recent storm damage.
- The Forest Service extended the public comment period, allowing stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposal's impact on forest health and ecosystem protection.
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Repeal of federal roadless rule could touch Missouri’s national forest
The repeal of a 25-year-old regulation would open millions of acres of public land to road construction and logging. Local protections could spare Missouri’s forests, but natural environmental groups are still concerned.
·Calhoun, United States
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