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Marking the 25th Anniversary of the Roadless Rule

January 12, 2026

Last September marked the close of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) public comment period to submit remarks in opposition to the proposed rescinding of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, […]

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Stop the Passage of Senator Mike Lee’s Wilderness Destroying Bill

November 22, 2025

Passage of S 2967 will, in no uncertain terms, mark the end of conservation as we know it in the United States. Not long after Utah anti-Wilderness Senator Mike Lee’s […]

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Environmentalists Must Reiterate Value, Wonder of Wilderness Act

September 1, 2024

Since the Wilderness Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson 60 years ago this week in 1964, the resultant National Wilderness Preservation System has enabled Americans to secure […]

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