We stand at a crossroads
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[[link removed]]Dear John,

The U. S. Forest Service is proposing sweeping rule changes to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that would virtually eliminate the public’s
voice in a majority of the decisions affecting national forests -- up to 93% of the agency’s decisions would be exempt from public input!

The agency claims that this is needed to bypass environmental analysis when
there would be no harmful impacts to the land, but the proposal is far too
broad. The result would be to fast-track certain projects such as logging,
mining, road building, prescribed burns, and oil and gas development, which can
negatively impact clean water and functioning rivers.

The health of our rivers and streams depends upon the ability of all Americans
to weigh in on these important decisions. Raise your voice
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critical to ensuring that only well-crafted, safe and balanced projects in the
national interest can move forward on public lands!

Click here to share your concerns with the administration.
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Thanks for all that you do for rivers,

Eric Boucher
Director of Online Strategy
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