US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres (68,750 square miles) of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and logging.

Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up…