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What Americans say about repealing the Roadless Rule – Deseret News

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More than 99% of public comments oppose the Trump administration's plan to rescind the Roadless Rule. The Center for Western Priorities analyzed more than 370,000 comments submitted about the rule. The rule prohibits roads from being built on millions of acres of Forest Service land.

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