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Conservationists want Congress to do more to protect New England’s roadless areas

Pappas said he would continue supporting the Roadless Rule if elected to the Senate.

Conservationists want Congress to do more to protect New England’s roadless areas
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Conservationists urged Congress to protect the Roadless Rule as the USDA considers a rollback. New Hampshire lawmakers and candidates differed on whether the rule should be codified in federal law, while the public-comment period was set to close Oct. 6. [No ids prose]

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Chris Pappas
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New Hampshire representative and Senate candidate who supports the Roadless Rule

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New Hampshire representative who criticized the rollback process but opposed codifying the rule

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Washington senator who proposed the Roadless Area Conservation Act

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Republican candidate for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District

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Republican candidate for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District

ALSO MENTIONED  Catherine Corkery, Director of the New Hampshire Sierra Club chapter; Jeffrey Swayze, New Hampshire guide and advocate for retaining the Roadless Rule

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