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White House set to roll back protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests
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The Trump administration is rolling back decades-old protections for nearly 60 million acres of National Forest. The rule had prevented logging, mining and road-building in designated areas across more than 40 states. The new changes would open those sites, about a third of national forest land, up for development. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kirk Siegler of NPR. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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