The Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 would protect nearly 60 million acres of America's wildest national forest land, countering recent attacks by politicians at the national and state level.
Rep. Jared Huffman's proposal would add 262,000 acres to the national wilderness preservation system—representing America's highest standard of public lands protection--and designate over 370 miles of the region's crystal-clear waterways as wild and scenic rivers.
Sen. Mike Lee has offered legislation that would effectively end protection of places like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
Update: On September 6, 2018, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the government will be cancelling the proposed 20-year ban on mining activity near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
Some members of Congress are trying to rig the system to use public lands primarily for oil and gas drilling, and they are threatening to silence and punish anyone who objects.
