Heinrich Press Conference on Republicans’ Newest Effort to Undo the Roadless Rule

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Today, June 11, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. MT / 10:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will host a press conference on Republicans’ latest effort to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects nearly 45 million acres of public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will join Heinrich, along with Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited. Yesterday, Republicans attached a last-minute amendment to U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) previously bipartisan Wildfire Prevention Act to nullify the Roadless Rule. The amendment was approved on a party-line vote—11-9 —sending the amended legislation to the full Senate. Last month, Heinrich joined a press conference opposing the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind the Roadless Rule and urging New Mexicans to speak out in defense of public lands. Highlighting the overwhelming public support for these protections, Heinrich noted that “99 percent of public comments supported protecting these areas.” Today we saw that every Republican on the Committee is comfortable ignoring those voices. WHAT: Heinrich to Host Press Conference on Republicans’ Newest Effort to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands WHEN: Today, Thursday, June 11th, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. MT / 10:30 a.m. ET WHO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, Architect of the Roadless Rule