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US Forest Service roadless rule repeal threatens North Carolina old-growth forests
Original: U.S. Forest Service’s roadless rule repeal threatens North Carolina’s old-growth trees
The U.S. Forest Service is moving to repeal the roadless rule, a measure that has protected remote national forest land from road construction and logging for decades. In North Carolina, conservationists warn the repeal would open old-growth stands to development and timber harvesting. Reporting highlights the risks to rare forest ecosystems and the broader fight over public land protections nationwide.
Why now: The repeal would remove long-standing protections for old-growth forests, raising environmental concerns in North Carolina and nationally.
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