This week&#39;s Public Lands News episode is covering public lands protections, Congressional tools, and new funding announcements, including:<li>-USDA Proposal to Rescind the Roadless Rule: 45 million acres of national forest at risk, including Alaska’s Tongass; public comment period closes September 19</li><li>-Congressional Review Act Threats to BLM Resource Management Plans — with John Ruple, University of Utah</li><li>-Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3442 & Record LWCF Funding</li><li></li>Link to Federal Register to Comment on the Roadless Rule: ⁠<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16581/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands%E2%81%A0">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16581/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands⁠</a>Subscribe to our newsletter for in-depth coverage and extra stories we don’t have time for on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠theoutdoorminimalist.com⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our YouTube channel (⁠⁠⁠@theoutdoorminimalist⁠⁠⁠) so you don’t miss the launch of our new Ecocide series on September 8.Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9⁠⁠⁠</a>).Sources referenced in this episode:USDA Secretary Rollins Opens Next Step in Roadless Rule Rescission: ⁠<a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/27/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission%E2%81%A0">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/27/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission⁠</a>Roadless Rule Impact Map: ⁠<a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7308297f88484984a5ee5bcf2d5ae6b4/%E2%81%A0">https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7308297f88484984a5ee5bcf2d5ae6b4/⁠</a>Letter from John Ruple and colleagues encouraging Congress not to repeal BLM plans: <a href="file:///Users/meghancarney/Downloads/CRA_RMP_law%20prof_letter_20250902.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">file:///Users/meghancarney/Downloads/CRA_RMP_law%20prof_letter_20250902.pdf</a>Field and Stream Article on CRA by Travis Hall: <a href="https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/congress-to-strip-protections-from-public-lands-using-congressional-review-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/congress-to-strip-protections-from-public-lands-using-congressional-review-act</a>Secretarial Order 3442 Document Library: ⁠<a href="https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3442-land-and-water-conservation-fund-implementation-us%E2%81%A0">https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3442-land-and-water-conservation-fund-implementation-us⁠</a>DOI Press Release on LWCF Investment: ⁠<a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/new-secretarys-order-strengthens-outdoor-access-and-recreation%E2%81%A0">https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/new-secretarys-order-strengthens-outdoor-access-and-recreation⁠</a>Colorado Sun: ⁠<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/04/colorado-collard-ranch-state-wildlife-area-former-tarryall-creek-ranch-property/%E2%81%A0">https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/04/colorado-collard-ranch-state-wildlife-area-former-tarryall-creek-ranch-property/⁠</a>

Congress Moves to Strip Public Lands Protections in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota Using the Congressional Review Act ft. Professor John Ruple - Public Lands News (September 1 - 5)

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