Trump regime to dump forest protection

Axios - The Agriculture Department plans to rescind longstanding protections for large forest areas, a 2001 policy called the "roadless rule."

• The big picture: Withdrawing the rule will end "prohibitions on road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of the National Forest System, allowing for fire prevention and responsible timber production," USDA said.
• The other side: The Center for American Progress, one of many green groups to bash the move, said the move would "shamelessly offer up some of our most treasured national forests for drilling, mining, and timber." WaPo has more.