The Land Desk

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Trump attacks Roadless Rule, again

Plus: Hoback Report on the Traffic Apocalypse

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Aug 21, 2026
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Sometimes it feels like the deeper the Trump administration sinks into various quagmires of its own making, the more it lashes out at politically popular protections for public lands. Each passing day brings a new assault on the environment, the climate, and, well, humanity.

This time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has moved (again…

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