Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted in favor of repealing the rule as an addition to the proposed Wildfire Prevention Act on Wednesday.
"Roadless Rule"
Lingít elders, Tongass advocates in Juneau gather in favor of keeping Roadless Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this summer it was moving to rescind the Roadless Rule, a 2001 law that protects large swaths of National Forest land from development.
The Roadless Rule is on the chopping block, and the public has less than a month to comment on it
At the Southeast Tribal Environmental Forum in Juneau this week, tribes and environmental groups discussed strategies to keep the rule in place.
Trump administration announces plans to rescind Roadless Rule once again
The Roadless Rule has flip-flopped multiple times since it was established to protect undeveloped lands, including areas of the Tongass National Forest, in 2001.
Trump’s executive orders to stimulate logging could fall flat in the Tongass
President Trump issued two new executive orders on March 1 to expand logging in national forests. They could affect Tongass National Forest, but some locals are skeptical.
With Trump’s new pro-timber order, Alaska conservationists poised to rehash Tongass Roadless Rule
It’s possible the current administration could completely remove the Roadless Rule in short order and begin fielding proposals for new logging roads through the forest.