Roadless Rule

Roadless Rule Revisited

Rationale for revocation of the roadless rule does not add up

The roadless rule, promulgated in the Clinton Administration, but not free from litigation until the first term of the Obama Administration, set aside about 2% of the land area of the lower 48 United States from commercial development. It applies to roadless areas of National Forests, and prohibits commercial logging and road construction in those …

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