# Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens wildlife and water in the US

https://mins.news/en/item/32123

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-22 11:08 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/dismantling-the-roadless-rule-threatens-to-disrupt-wildlife-and-water-in-us/

> The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule puts some of the last road-free lands in the US at risk. The threatened areas include Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, where eagles, bears, salmon and other species live in old-growth coastal forest.