Roadless Rule

July 29, 2015 | Feature

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is home to centuries-old trees and rivers flowing among thousands of islands. It is also the last forest where the fight continues to keep timber sales out of roadless areas.

February 3, 2015 | Feature

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A detailed timeline of the creation of National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

August 2, 2018 | Press Release

USDA Announces Effort to Strip National Forest Protections in Alaska

The agency plans an Alaska-only version of Roadless Rule that will open wildlands to logging

August 1, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice Praises New Legislation to Protect National Forests

Legislation would enshrine the 2001 protections of wild forests in law

May 15, 2018 | Blog Post

The House Farm Bill is Really a Harm Bill

The bill on which representatives will vote this week is a disaster not only for our wildlife, but also for a nation that needs to be fed.

April 18, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice Condemns Partisan Farm Bill

U.S. Rep. Conaway’s Farm Bill adds toxic, political riders that will harm our health, water, and land

March 22, 2018 | Blog Post

Once Again, Our Largest National Forest Is Under Attack

Alaska's state government has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider overturning hard-earned protections for the Tongass.

September 28, 2017 | Blog Post

Earthjustice wins 16-year-long battle to protect 50 million acres of forests

Latest court ruling upholds Roadless Rule protections for almost 50 million acres of wild lands.

September 22, 2017 | Legal Document

National Roadless Rule Opinion

Opinion on 2001 Roadless Rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

September 22, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Courts Uphold Landmark Federal Forest Protections Again

Alaska and timber interests have been trying, unsuccessfully, for years to overturn protections for some of the wildest, untouched roadless areas of our nation’s forests

Roadless Rule

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

USDA Announces Effort to Strip National Forest Protections in Alaska

Earthjustice Praises New Legislation to Protect National Forests

The House Farm Bill is Really a Harm Bill

Earthjustice Condemns Partisan Farm Bill

Once Again, Our Largest National Forest Is Under Attack

Earthjustice wins 16-year-long battle to protect 50 million acres of forests

National Roadless Rule Opinion

Federal Courts Uphold Landmark Federal Forest Protections Again

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