Trump proposals would open vast public lands to industry

The public comment period on the proposed repeal of the U.S. Forest Service roadless rule ended Friday. If the rule is abandoned, the decision will add to a growing number of Trump administration actions that reduce protections on up to 175 million acres of federal public land, according to a new report.

On Monday, the Center for American Progress released a report summarizing a series of administration actions that are slowly chipping away at public lands, and the ramifications are almost as large as an earlier Congressional proposal to allow certain public lands to be sold.

Laura Lundquist