Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging More than 400 endangered animal and plant species could face accelerated extinction after the Donald Trump administration’s decision to rescind a rule that has protected old-growth forests for more than two decades. According to a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity, the rollback of the Bill Clinton-era “roadless rule” could put 7.4m acres of endangered-species…
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