As an environmentalist and member of the League of Conservation Voters, I’m writing in strong opposition to the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule by this destructive administration.
The Roadless Rule currently protects more than 44 million acres of land from logging and road construction, including old-growth forests like the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, just to name one area at risk. It’s one of the most important safeguards we have to protect our national forests from corporate development.
Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open the door to road-building, logging, and industrial development, jeopardizing our nation’s most treasured old-growth forests and threatening the health and safety of communities across the country.
This rollback is a blatant, reckless giveaway to corporate polluters and profiteers — with devastating costs for our communities and our planet:
- Wildlife habitat will be shattered, pushing vulnerable species to the brink.
- Drinking water will be polluted for millions of Americans, due to increased runoff and contamination from deforestation.
- Old-growth forests will be destroyed, releasing more carbon and worsening the climate crisis.
- Wildfires will be made more destructive, fueled by new roads and reckless development.
- Our last wild places will be lost, sacrificed for corporate profits.
We cannot risk losing these protections. Help keep our forests, climate, and communities safe — do not repeal the Roadless Rule.
Thank you.
First sent on September 10 by Mark
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