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The 2001 Roadless Rule protects about 45 million acres of national forest from new road construction and most logging.
The rule allows for exceptions already—wildfire management, valid existing rights, and other specific circumstances—so it's already a durable framework that has worked for two decades.
Lands provide irreplaceable ecological value that new roads would compromise.
Roadless areas serve as the last strongholds for clean drinking water, functioning as natural filtration systems for the more than 25 million Americans.
Land provides critical habitat and connectivity corridors for wildlife. Roads fragment these ecosystems, introduce invasive species, increase erosion and sedimentation, and create access points for the kind of disturbance that pushes sensitive species toward decline.
USFS already maintains a road system of roughly 370,000 miles with a maintenance backlog in the billions of dollars. Adding new roads into remaining roadless areas would deepen an already unsustainable liability.
Intact backcountry areas drive real economic activity of their own: hunting, fishing, hiking, and other forms of recreation tied to undeveloped landscapes support hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in economic output in rural gateway communities.
Intact, unfragmented forests store more carbon, buffer downstream communities against flooding, and in many cases are more resistant to the catastrophic, high-severity wildfires - studies have shown roads are a leading vector for human-caused ignitions.
The Roadless Rule was the product more than 1.6 million comments, the overwhelming majority in support.
Quick US action: Ask Congress to block border construction in Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, and the Big Bend region
Find your members of Congress at https://www.270towin.com/elected-officials/
Please copy, paste, send the message below to your members of Congress.
Subject: Please oppose border construction in Big Bend region
Dear {Senator/Representative Name},
I am writing to urge you to oppose border construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park and surrounding region.
These protected lands represent over one million acres of irreplaceable public landscapes, including critical wildlife habitat and stretches of the Rio Grande designated as a Wild and Scenic River. Border construction in this region would damage ecosystems and impact public access to treasured recreation areas.
The economic consequences would also be severe. Big Bend National Park alone supports a thriving rural tourism economy, generating tens of millions of dollars annually for nearby communities. Local businesses, outfitters, and residents have made clear that construction would threaten their livelihoods.
Importantly, the Big Bend Sector represents a very isolated and rugged portion of border activity and many law enforcement officials have repeatedly stated that effective security can be achieved through technology and personnel.
I respectfully ask you to protect this nationally significant landscape for future generations.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
{Your Name}
Every oil price spike looks like an argument for exporters to be drilling more. Importers are drawing the opposite conclusion: the 2022 crisis gave Europe REPowerEU, which aims to expand clean energy and reduce dependence on Russian fuels. As importers face another crisis in 2026, clean energy alternatives are proving ready to present them with an opportunity to finally break free of oil price shocks. With Canada moving to expand oil and gas on the back of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, it risks boosting fossil fuel supply for an increasingly shrinking market that is looking to get off the rollercoaster once and for all.
Election outcomes are determined just as much by who doesn't vote as by who does. The Environmental Voter Project estimates that 11.2 million environmentalists didn't vote in the 2024 presidential election. And they found that many more skip midterm, state, and local elections. If these non-voters started voting for pro-environment candidates in every election, the United States would quickly transform into a completely different country.
10 Reasons Why Voting for Pro-Environment Candidates Is Literally the Most Important Thing You Can Do for Earth's Future
Skipping straws and recycling are great, but one pro-environment lawmaker can eliminate millions of tons of industrial pollution through policy changes. Systemic change requires systemic levers.
We've seen clean air rules, protected lands, and emissions standards dismantled in single administrations. Environmental damage can be irreversible or take years to recover from. Every election is a chance to protect or undo years of hard-won progress.
Scientists are clear: we have a narrow window to limit warming to 1.5–2°C. Elections happen every 2–4 years. Missing even one cycle can cost us irreplaceable time when the clock is already running out.
Your city council and county commissioners decide where factories go, how water is managed, and what pollution standards local businesses must meet. These races are often decided by dozens of votes.
Judges and attorneys general who enforce (or gut) environmental law are appointed or elected through political processes. A pro-environment vote today can protect ecosystems in courtrooms for 20+ years.
The opposition is organized and funded. Every vote for pro-environment candidates is a direct counter to corporate lobbying that works tirelessly to keep the status quo.
The U.S., EU, China, and other major emitters only honor global climate commitments when their governments are pressured to do so domestically. Your vote shapes whether your country leads or abandons the table.
Once a species goes extinct, it's gone forever. Pro-environment candidates pass legislation and fund conservation programs that protect millions of species.
Low-income communities disproportionately bear the burden of pollution and climate impacts. Voting for pro-environment candidates means fighting for human rights as much as ecological ones.
When environmentally-conscious people stay home, they hand power to those who aren't. In close races — which most are — non-voters decide the outcome just as surely as those who show up.
The bottom line: You can drive an EV, go vegan, solar-panel your roof, and still have far less impact than casting a single, informed ballot. Please vote in every election and for every office on each ballot.
Nature needs your voice!