New Mexico environmentalists host ‘people’s public hearing’ to decry Roadless protection removal

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The United States Agriculture Department’s move to repeal protections for roughly 45 million acres of federal forestland nationally without a public hearing prompted New Mexico environmentalist groups to host their own forums across the state this week, including one Wednesday evening at a basketball gymnasium in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Aug. 18 announced that the department had formally proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, which currently protects federal forestland, …

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