A 24-year-old federal rule that prohibits road building and most logging on 58 million acres of National Forest land — including close to 45,000 acres in Northeast Tennessee and more than 40,000 ...

President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to increase logging, calling it a matter of critical national importance.

The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem.