Oct 9, 2026 · 8 min · 11 segments
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This week marked the deadline for the public to comment on the federal government's proposal to do away with the roadless rule.
Despite not holding any public hearings, more than a million comments were submitted.
As the Mountain West News Barrow's Yvette Fernandez reports, the public's view has been overwhelmingly against doing away with the landmark protection.
The roadless rule has been in place since 2001 with the goal of protecting over 58 million acres of undeveloped land, many in western states.
The Trump administration announced it wanted to do away with the rule, saying it impeded wildfire mitigation, among other things.
Environmentalists tried to have the public comment period extended and held at accessible locations.
Despite these limitations, 99% of respondents said they were against the rescission.
Kate Gretzinger is with the Center for Western Priorities, which analyzed the comments.
The public overwhelmingly supports protections for our national forests.
and doesn't want to see an increase in road building and logging and other types of development.
Gretzinger also points to the government's own environmental impact study, which showed repealing the rule would provide only, quote, modest improvement in wildfire mitigation.
This week marked the deadline for the public to comment on the federal government's proposal to do away with the roadless rule.
Despite not holding any public hearings, more than a million comments were submitted.
As the Mountain West News Barrow's Yvette Fernandez reports, the public's view has been overwhelmingly against doing away with the landmark protection.
The roadless rule has been in place since 2001 with the goal of protecting over 58 million acres of undeveloped land, many in western states.
The Trump administration announced it wanted to do away with the rule, saying it impeded wildfire mitigation, among other things.
Environmentalists tried to have the public comment period extended and held at accessible locations.
Despite these limitations, 99% of respondents said they were against the rescission.
Kate Gretzinger is with the Center for Western Priorities, which analyzed the comments.
The public overwhelmingly supports protections for our national forests.
and doesn't want to see an increase in road building and logging and other types of development.
Gretzinger also points to the government's own environmental impact study, which showed repealing the rule would provide only, quote, modest improvement in wildfire mitigation.
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