The Trump administration wants to open up tens of millions of acres of national forest to development. Conservation groups say this is simply an industry-led land grab that could level pristine forests and increase the risk of wildfire. Getting rid of the roadless rule will remove protections from nearly 59 million acres of forest, or roughly 30 percent of National Forest System lands, according to the USDA. The rule impacts 92 percent of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest old growth forest still standing in the US. It’s been one of the most contested areas since Trump first rolled back roadless rule protections there in 2020 before the Biden administration restored them a few years later.