Trump administration moves to end rule protecting swaths of forest land | Environment News

US Agriculture Department says rescinding the 2001 rule will help reduce wildfire risk and return control to local managers. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed a proposal to rescind the entirety of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres (18 million hectares)…

Protecting War Criminals Is As American as Apple Pie

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent bemoans our long failure to prosecute war criminals. Plus: the death of Nolan wells and the nightmare so many Black parents fear. Ad Policy U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025.(Joe Raedlea Getty Images) This is a preview of…

Protecting War Criminals Is As American as Apple Pie