Trump to rescind "Roadless Rule" which protects 58 million acres of forest land

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO • June 23, 2025

The Trump administration is rolling back a landmark conservation rule that prevents roadbuilding and logging on roughly 58 million acres of federal forest and wildlands including 6,000 ares in Maine in the White Mountains National Forest. The announcement rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule comes as the Forest Service is under orders by President Trump to increase logging.