Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness

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By By Sarah MattalianSep 12, 2026, 5:00 am311 ptsTop
Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself. By Sarah Mattalian Michigan’s Norwich Plains is a stretch of unbroken wilderness in the state’s Upper Peninsula dominated by northern hardwood…

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