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On June 17th, Utah Senator Mike Lee added an amendment to the Wildfire Prevention Act (Bill s.104) to include a full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule. The amendment was voted on and passed, which has officially fast tracked the Roadless Rule to be removed without following NEPA procedures or accepting public comments. While this news may feel discouraging, we still have a chance to use our voice to take action. Bill s.104 will now be open for vote on the Senate floor, and will need 60 votes to pass. We must urge North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis and others to take action.
We need your voice now – Call your State Senators today
It is vital that we contact our Senators and request that the Roadless Rule rescission be stripped from the Wildfire Prevention Act, and to demand that they oppose the legislation in its current form. These forests have been protected for 25 years and we deserve an open debate about the future of our public lands – not a backdoor effort to weaken protections that have benefited communities, sportsmen, and wildlife for decades.
On a related note, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, and Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have yet to co-sponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA). Because the Roadless Rule is an administrative policy, it is vulnerable to shifting administrations and executive reversals. RACA is a bill introduced in Congress to write these protections permanently into federal law. It is essential for the protection of our forests that we urge them to take action now, and publicly co-sponsor RACA, and codify the Roadless Rule forever.
