Federal court upholds contentious ‘roadless rule’ for national forests

A Tongass National Forest clearcut is shown in this 2014 aerial view. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
A federal court upheld a rule limiting road construction and logging on about 50 million acres of national forestland nationwide.The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision Thursday was hailed by Alaska conservation groups defending the U.S. Forest Service’s roadless rule.
“It’s a huge victory,” said Meredith Trainor, executive dir