Salinas, Ansari Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule:

“We are deeply disappointed by the Trump Administration’s damaging decision to roll back critical environmental protections for nearly 60 million acres of our nation’s most pristine forests.

For more than two decades, the Roadless Rule has provided commonsense guidelines to protect critical untouched ecosystems within our national forests without jeopardizing wildfire prevention and response. The Administration’s decision is a bad deal for our climate, threatened species, and for all of us who cherish America’s natural wonders.

Together, we introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act to codify the Roadless Rule and ensure consistent, dependable protections for these critical landscapes. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to reverse this disastrous decision.”

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