Imagine a bear with no forest to
live in. A bald eagle with no tall trees to nest in.
Salmon with no clean rivers to swim through. That's what's at risk if the
Trump administration gets its way.
Since
2001, the "roadless rule" has protected nearly 60
million acres of wild forest in the U.S. from road
construction, logging, drilling, and mining. These lands
are full of life — like ancient old-growth trees,
black bears, wolves, and thousands of other species
of plants and animals. These forests are also
essential in the fight against climate
change.
But that's all being threatened by
a shameful, greedy decision by the Trump
administration to repeal the "roadless rule"
and let development industries
strip these precious lands of all they
have.
Companies could soon
be cutting down centuries-old trees, destroying
animal homes, and polluting clean rivers. We
wouldn't be losing just trees — we'd be losing entire
ecosystems.
Future generations would lose
the chance to experience untouched nature. Not to
mention this would remove some of the best protections
we have against climate catastrophe!
Congress
has the power to stop this. They can pass a new
law to protect these forests for good, or they can use
the Congressional Review Act to block this repeal. But
they need to act now, before it's too late.
Please sign this petition and
tell Congress to protect our forests, our animals, our
planet, and our future. Keep the roadless rule in
place —
forever!
