The United States should reject Utah’s proposal to allow road building across 4 million acres of Utah’s public lands. This action will neither diminish forest fires nor lead to healthier lands, as Utah leaders claim.
Utah’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) is wrong to petition Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt Utah from the 2001 Roadless Rule, an action that will only degrade and make these lands more vulnerable to wildfire. The logic and claim of PLPCO does not make sense...