Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of nat...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/trump-administration-growth-forests)