This Day in Alaska History-September 9th, 1915
‘No Public Lands Are Safe’: Trump USDA Moves Forward With Gutting Roadless Rule
“The Trump administration’s move to gut this bedrock protection is nothing more than a handout to logging interests at the expense of clean water, wildlife, and local communities,” said one advocate The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday moved to rescind a conservation policy dating back nearly 25 years that has protected more than 45 million acres […]
This Day in Alaskan History-July 23rd, 1907
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Fury as Trump Puts Tens of Millions of Protected Forests on the Chopping Block
“The roadless rule is the most effective conservation rule on the books at protecting mature and old-growth forests,” said one environmental campaigner. A top Trump official on Monday announced a plan to end a rule that protects tens of millions of acres in the National Forest System and which would clear the way for road […]