USDA Sets Roadless Rule Repeal in Motion ft. Trout Unlimited and National Park Staff Unionize - Public Lands News (August 25 - 29)
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This week on Public Lands News, we’re covering staffing crises, forest protections, and union victories, including:
National Park Service Staffing Crisis continues — closures, delayed responses, and what it means for visitors
USDA Move to Rescind the Roadless Rule (21-day comment period) — with Corey Fisher, Trout Unlimited
Yosemite & Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Workers Unionize
Court Orders Closure of “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE Detention Center in the Everglades
Link to Federal Register to Comment on the Roadless Rule: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16581/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands
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Sources referenced in this episode:
National Parks Conservation Association: https://www.npca.org/articles/10343-shuttered-visitor-centers-closed-campgrounds-slower-emergency-response
USDA / Roadless Rule:
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