Environment America: Bill to Provide Lasting Protections for Tongass National Forest, Roadless Areas Nationwide Introduced By Rep. Gallego
June 07, 2023
June 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release on June 6, 2023:
Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA) Tuesday. This legislation would codify the Roadless Rule on 58.5 million acres of national forest land nationwide--including within Alaska.
The Roadless Rule--which in Alaska's Tongass National Forest protects brown bears, the . . .
Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA) Tuesday. This legislation would codify the Roadless Rule on 58.5 million acres of national forest land nationwide--including within Alaska.
The Roadless Rule--which in Alaska's Tongass National Forest protects brown bears, the . . .