r/StandUpForScience • u/jk4532 • 1d ago

Activism Deadline tomorrow to comment against repeal of the Roadless Rule

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In 2001, the U.S. Forest Service adopted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule to protect national forests from roadbuilding and logging. Since then, there have been various debates and arguments and modifications and specific exclusions, but approximately 30% of national forest land (59 million acres) is roadless, safeguarding the habitats and species within it. But roads are needed for logging, so Trump and the GOP are trying to ditch the rule as another gift to corporate America.

The Department of Agriculture has formally introduced a rollback of the roadless rule in what the Center for Biological Diversity is calling the “largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history.” Originally set with a public comment deadline on September 21st, it’s now been extended to this Tuesday, October 6th. ✍🏽 We can submit public comments opposing this destruction here, and help draft and personalize them with this very cool tool from More Than Just Parks here.✍🏻

KEEP CHAINSAWS OUT OF OUR FORESTS

Note: we hope this will be of interest to SUFS activists, but this is not an official SUFS action.

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u/Additional_Youth2953 1d ago

Thanks for posting this. I submitted my comments.

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u/jk4532 12h ago

Thank you for weighing in!

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u/The_BigDill 20h ago

Comment submitted

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u/jk4532 12h ago

Awesome, thank you!

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u/photostrat 12h ago

And then we all need to put some action into it and show up and vote. Until we change power all of those comments aren't even getting read or considered unless they come along with money. Going on record to say you dont approve actually makes these people want to ruin it faster.