Move to Rescind Roadless Rule Rewards Logging and Mining Interests

Last week, the Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology released statements from experts who argue that smokejumpers, heli-rappelers, and helitack crews can manage fires in roadless areas and that the absence of communities or infrastructure in roadless wildlands actually provides more opportunities to safely manage fire, especially when it can be beneficial to the forest.

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US proposes rescinding Roadless Rule protections for national forests