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The move, announced by Secretary Brooke Rollins, aims to reduce wildfire risks but is opposed by environmental groups who say it will increase them.","category":"Climate","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T18:46:21.001Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T17:39:42.853Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T20:45:09.177Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":80,"critic":85,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Full report from eenews.net plus 9 digests corroborate key facts.","critic":"All affected voices quoted or given right of reply in digests.","hype":"Headlines proportionate; no sensationalism in body text."}},"tags":["#USForestPolicy","#RoadlessRule","#LoggingRestrictions","#WildfireRisk","#EnvironmentalProtection"],"entities":["US Agriculture Department","Brooke Rollins","2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule","Natural Resources Defense Council","Center for Biological Diversity"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Agriculture Department will propose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which restricts logging, road building and development on nearly 59 million acres of national forest.","The proposal would remove protections from over 40 million acres, opening them to timber harvesting and other development, with a 30-day public comment period starting immediately.","Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the move aims to reduce wildfire risks in overstocked forests, while environmental groups argue it will increase them.","No right-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports below."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The US Agriculture Department announced on 18 August 2026 that it will propose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The rule currently prohibits road building, timber harvesting and development on nearly 59 million acres of the national forest system. The proposal would remove those restrictions from over 40 million acres."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the change is intended to reduce wildfire risks in overstocked forests, particularly in the western United States. Rollins stated, “Our forests can’t afford another decade of inaction. Across the country, we’ve watched preventable conditions, overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease, turn healthy landscapes into tinder boxes.” The proposal opens a 30-day public comment period."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Environmental groups oppose the move. The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Center for Biological Diversity said the proposal would increase wildfire risks and open nearly 45 million acres to logging, road construction and other development. 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