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Miguel Paiva

USDA Wants to Open Up National Forests — Economic Boost or Ecological Gamble?

SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Trees stand in an Inventoried Roadless Area (IRA) on September 24, 2026 in Sequoia National Forest, California. The Trump administration has formally proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, a move that would potentially open up roughly 44 million acres of national forest land—including more than 4 million acres in California—to road construction and logging. California has more national forest land acreage than any state except Alaska. (Credit: Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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