Defenders of Wildlife: Bill to Provide Lasting Protections for Tongass National Forest, Roadless Areas Nationwide Introduced By Rep. Gallego
June 08, 2023
June 08, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on June 7, 2023:
Today, Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA). 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 hig . . .
Today, Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA). 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 hig . . .