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Nationwide decisions that include Virginia
Stop the plan to strip roadless protection from 44.7 million acres
The Forest Service wants to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule and remove protections from 44.7 million acres of national forest, including 9.3 million acres in Alaska's Tongass, opening them to new roads and logging.
Federal wetland protections face further rollback
This rule would shrink which wetlands and streams qualify for Clean Water Act protections.
Barataria Preserve hunt unit map opens park to expanded hunting
A new map defining the Barataria Hunt Unit would expand hunting access inside Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Reestablish the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Advisory Committee
This committee keeps public voices in decisions about Prince William Sound's ongoing spill recovery.
Stop opening 14.10 square nautical miles of protected coral habitat to trawling
NOAA proposes reopening 14.10 square nautical miles of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern to rock shrimp trawling, on the same boundary it disapproved in 2022 for failing to protect essential fish habitat and minimize bycatch.
Stop NPS from gutting environmental review for park bicycle trails
The rule eliminates mandatory environmental review, wildlife-protection determinations, and guaranteed public comment for bicycle and e-bike trail designations across more than 400 national park units.
Comment Now on 8,000 Feet of Urban Stream Restoration in Rock Creek Park
The agency is asking the public to comment by October 30, 2026, on concept images for 8,000 linear feet of stream and wetland restoration with no completed environmental analysis, no alternatives comparison, and no disclosed tribal consultation status.
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