US Senator Martin Heinrich Defends Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON D.C. - US Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) criticized a last-minute amendment to Senator John Barrasso's (R-WY) Wildfire Prevention Act allegedly attacking the Roadless Rule for US Forest Service land. The 2001 Forest Service rule designated nearly 60 million acres of forests and grasslands within the National Forest System (NFS)…
Sources & Notes
US Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee - Press Release
https://www.energy.senate.gov/2026/6/video-heinrich-wyden-host-press-conference-on-republicans-latest-effort-to-repeal-the-roadless-rule-remove-protections-for-millions-of-acres-of-public-lands
Wildfire Prevention Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/140
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