Trump admin moves to strip protections on 4 million acres of national forests across Utah

Rescinding the roadless rule allows “chaos to unfold,” said Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited.

A forest of aspen with yellow and orange leaves in the fall stick out against green pine trees covering a mountainside.

(Tim Peterson) A roadless area in the Ashley National Forest in the High Uintas.

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