WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, led 39 Senators and dozens of House members in a letter calling on the Trump Administration to end its efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has shielded approximately 44 million acres of the most pristine and treasured areas within the National Forest System from roadbuilding and logging.
"Since its adoption in 2001, the Roadless Rule has served as a cornerstone of public lands conservation, now protecting approxim...