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The public comment period for rescinding the Forest Service's Roadless Rule ends Friday.

Four former Forest Service chiefs oppose the USDA's efforts and argue to keep the rule in place.

The chiefs say restoration of the forests is the only way timber logging can stay a viable industry.

The public comment period on the Department of Agriculture’s intention to rescind the Roadless Rule ends Friday, but one significant submission was obtained by E&E News and published this week.

Four former U.S. Forest Service chiefs wrote a letter urging the USDA to abandon its plan to unwind the rule and to seek alternatives that “would require a collaborative, transparent process.”

“We believe a total repeal of the rule will result in many more problems than it fixes and be more costly i

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