The USDA will publish a notice of intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting millions of acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres in California.

The notice will kick off a 21-day public comment period.

The move is in line with the federal government’s recent efforts to loosen environmental regulations.

The Trump administration on Wednesday took formal steps to rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres in California.

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins said the agency will publish a notice of intent in the Federal Register on Friday to roll back the so-called Roadless Rule , initiating a 21-day public comment period and moving the proces

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