The Tongass National Forest should stay roadless

Fishing and tourism provide 26 percent of the jobs in Southeast Alaska. Logging? One percent. Chris Hunt photo. Few decisions have been as short-sighted as last year’s repeal of the Roadless Rule on Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, which helps explain why 96 percent of all public comment opposed the repeal.  When large-scale logging first…

Trout Unlimited applauds new “Waters of the United States” announcement

EPA to repeal 2020 rule and move to reinstate Clean Water Act protections for small streams  Contacts:   Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, vice president for government affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—Trout Unlimited welcomes today’s announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the “Waters of the United States” rule…