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You might not be following this because it's not about cities per say, but the administration just repealed the 2001 roadless rule in National Forests. They want to open up for more logging and more building which messes with everyone's drinking water. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/c...

nytimes.comTrump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National ForestsThe move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.

18/8/26, 6:59 pm38 reposts62 likes

Mike Leake

@mikejleake.bsky.social

19 Aug

They want to annoy people who care about this sort of thing and portray them as anti-commerce tree huggers - the destruction is a bonus for them

rriv team

@rrivteam.bsky.social

18 Aug

It's going to be a terrible time for mother earth. At a minimum we need to document every step of the destruction and raise the alarm. The baseline is set to shift to an even more degenerated world ecosystem.

The Overhead Wire

@theoverheadwire.com

18 Aug

Not to mention the impacts roads have on wildlife as @bengoldfarb.bsky.social highlighted in his book Crossings (also highlighted by @thewaroncars.bsky.social )

bookshop.orgCrossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our PlanetSome 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild a...

The Overhead Wire

@theoverheadwire.com

18 Aug

www.opb.org/article/2026...

opb.orgUW study shows ‘roadless rule’ helps protect drinking water for 25 million people in USA new study from the University of Washington found that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects drinking water quality for at least 25 million residents in the U.S. The Trump administration want...