Inside Climate News: Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Threatens Southern California’s Last Wild Forests

The Trump administration claims opening protected areas like Cleveland National Forest to road building will aid the timber industry and reduce wildfires. Opponents see a giveaway that will lead to more burning and degradation of pristine lands. A nearly 25-year-old federal rule protecting the area, along with portions of many other national forests across the country, may soon be rescinded, paving the way for more development and increasing wildfire risk in some of the nation’s last remote woodlands and wilderness areas. Read ON.