Republican lawmakers send Roadless Rule repeal to U.S. Senate

The Blue Lake dam under construction in September 2014. It’s located within an inventoried roadless area in Sitka. (Photo courtesy Desiree Brandis)
Republican lawmakers are working to repeal the Roadless Rule through Congress at the same time that the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursues an administrative rescission of the rule.
The 2001 Roadless Rule prevents new roads in national forests, including more than 9 million acres of the Tongass National Forest. The rule has been rolled back