Debate Over Roadless Rule Raises Questions About Conservation, Logging, and Clean Water in Pennsylvania

Debate Over Roadless Rule Raises Questions About Conservation, Logging, and Clean Water in PennsylvaniaAsia Tabb Bio Recent Stories Asia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF’s The Spark. The federal Roadless Rule, first enacted in 2001, remains at the center of a national debate over conservation and land use — and Pennsylvania’s only national forest is directly impacted. The rule restricts road construction and timber harvesting in designated “roadless” areas of national forests. “In the conservation space, it’s pretty sort of wildly accepted that just does not make any sense,” he said. They’re about wildlife, drinking water, and ensuring future generations can experience the backcountry in its most natural state.