作者：利亚·道格拉斯
2026年8月18日 美国东部时间下午5:04 更新于2小时前
2026年8月4日，美国华盛顿州斯波坎市，“旧步道”野火烧毁区域的景象。路透社/大卫·莱德 资料图
内容提要
- 据美国农业部消息，该规则保护近5900万英亩森林免受开发
- 拟议方案将把无道路林区的管理权下放给地方国家森林管理人员
- 环保组织反对废除该规则，认为新增道路会加剧野火风险
华盛顿8月18日路透电——特朗普政府周二迈出废除一项已有数十年历史的规则的步伐，该规则旨在保护未开发森林。政府称此举将有助于管控野火风险，但环保组织对此表示反对，称其将适得其反。
唐纳德·特朗普总统此前已逐步取消多项环保法规，并将部分土地退出保护状态，用于能源开采等用途。
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美国农业部发布的新闻稿显示，美国林务局提交的拟议规则将废除2001年出台的《无道路区域保护规则》，该规则禁止在未开发森林内进行伐木、修路和采矿活动，并将管理权下放给地方国家森林管理人员。
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据国家跨部门火灾中心数据，截至8月17日，美国今年遭遇了有史以来最严重的野火季之一，约4.9万起野火已烧毁730万英亩（300万公顷）土地。
农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯在新闻稿中表示，废除该规则将改善森林健康状况，降低野火风险。
“今天，我们提交了一项提案，将管理权交还给最了解这片土地的地方森林管理人员，消除阻碍他们开展土地必要管护工作的壁垒。”她说道。
环保组织认为，废除该规则将使更多林区暴露在人类活动中，从而加剧野火风险。荒野协会2025年的一项分析发现，荒野和受保护林区的野火密度最低，而道路附近区域的野火密度最高。
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该协会保护运动主任乔希·希克斯表示：“太多社区、生态系统、野生动物物种和地方经济都依赖于维持这些野生森林的健康与原始状态。”
“开放我们的偏远森林以修建更多道路、进行开发，进而增加火灾诱因，这根本不是野火应对方案，而且永远都不会是。”希克斯说道。
据美国农业部数据，《无道路规则》限制了近5900万英亩（2400万公顷）森林的开发活动，约占国家森林系统总面积的30%。
该机构将在9月21日前收集公众对该拟议规则的意见。
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Trump administration moves to rescind rule that protects millions of forest acres
By Leah Douglas
August 18, 2026 5:04 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
A view of the area burned by the Old Trails Fire wildfire, in Spokane, Washington, U.S., August 4, 2026. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
Summary
- Rule shields nearly 59 million forest acres from development, according to the USDA
- Proposal would shift roadless area authority to local national forest managers
- Environmental groups oppose rescission, arguing more roads would increase wildfire risk
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Trump administration took a step toward rescinding a decades-old rule that protects undeveloped forests on Tuesday in a move it says will help manage wildfire risk, but which environmental groups oppose, saying it would do the opposite.
President Donald Trump has rolled back environmental regulations and taken land out of conservation for purposes such as energy extraction.
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The proposed rule filed by the U.S. Forest Service would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which bans logging, roads and mining in undeveloped forests, and move authority to local national forest managers, according to a press release from the Department of Agriculture.
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The U.S. is suffering one of its worst years for wildfires, with 7.3 million acres (3 million hectares) burned in around 49,000 fires through August 17, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in the release that rescinding the rule would improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk.
“Today, we filed a proposal to restore authority to local forest managers who know the land best, removing the barriers that have kept them from doing the work the land demands,” she said.
Environmental groups argue that rescinding the rule would increase wildfire risk by exposing more forest land to human activity. A 2025 analysis by the Wilderness Society found that wildfire density is lowest in wilderness and protected forest areas, and highest in the areas near roads.
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Josh Hicks, the group’s director of conservation campaigns, said “too many communities, ecosystems, wildlife species and local economies depend on keeping these wild forests healthy and undisturbed.”
“Opening our backcountry forests to more roads and development, and therefore more ignitions, is also not a wildfire solution, and never will be,” Hicks said.
The Roadless Rule limits development on nearly 59 million acres (24 million hectares) of forest, about 30% of the National Forest System, according to the USDA.
The agency will take comment on the proposed rule until September 21.
Reporting by Leah Douglas in Washington; additional reporting by Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; editing by Timothy Gardner and Rod Nickel
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