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Repeal of national park rule could impact drinking water for millions of Americans, study finds
(CN) â The Trump administration’s 2025 repeal of the “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits logging and road construction in U.S. national parks and wilderness areas, could impact drinking water for 25 million Americans, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study analyzed the potential ecological and economic consequences of rescinding the Roadless Rule. It was funded by the University of Washington, along with a contract from American Rivers to Conservation Science Partners. The results demonstrate that rescinding the Roadless Rule would diminish protections for rivers and could compromise drinking water quality and affordability. “This is not the first time a presidential administration has tried to rescind the Roadless Rule or significant portions of it,” Aaron Bloom, a senior attorney with Earth Justice’s Biodiversity Defense Program, said Friday. “But each time, the administration has failed to analyze and level with the public about the significant costs that repealing the rule would impose in terms of recreation, drinking water, wildlife habitat and already backlogged road maintenance costs, to name a few.” The study looked at nearly 2,500 roadless areas across the U.S., examining not only how many Americans depend on these watersheds for safe drinking water but also the significance of the areas...
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