The Public Record · Docket FS-2025-0001

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Every public comment on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule, sorted by what it talks about. Pick a topic, then narrow by position, by how hard the comment is for the agency to set aside, or by how substantive it is. Each comment is shown in full, as filed. How comments are classified and scored is explained in the Comment Analysis.

1 unique comments57 submissions

Position

Opposes rescission 100.0%

Answerability

A1 strong 0
A2 moderate 0
A3 weak 0
A0 none 1

Substance /24

Median 3middle half 3–3 · 1 scored

Topics raised

57 submissions in this letter's group · showing 1–20Clear all filters

Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Oct 5, 2026FS-2025-0001-552708
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Oct 1, 2026FS-2025-0001-526403
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 30, 2026FS-2025-0001-515885
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 30, 2026FS-2025-0001-516192
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 30, 2026FS-2025-0001-518984
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 30, 2026FS-2025-0001-522818
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-507220
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-507749
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Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508050
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508450
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508453
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508464
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508805
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
Full analysis of this comment →
Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-508982
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
Full analysis of this comment →
Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-509436
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
Full analysis of this comment →
Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-509721
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
Full analysis of this comment →
Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-510083
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-510969
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-511198
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 29, 2026FS-2025-0001-511201
PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW
Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 57 submissions in its group.
Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like fragmenting wildlife habitat, degrading watersheds, increasing pollution, spreading invasive species, and worsening wildfire risk. The National Forest System is the largest municipal water supply source in the U.S., and eliminating the Roadless Rule would place our most vital resource at unnecessary risk. The Forest Service is already billions of dollars behind on necessary repairs for its road network—already twice the mileage of the U.S. highway system. Adding more roads at taxpayer expense primarily for private profit would be unwise at best.
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How it works. A large language model (an open-weight Qwen3.8 model) reads each substantive comment and copies, word for word, the passages that carry its analytical gap, evidence, request, alternative and connection to the place; it returns no scores. Code grades those passages 0–3 on eight dimensions — evidence, legal grounding, engagement with the environmental analysis, analytical gaps, alternatives, specific requests, position, and local knowledge — with legal grounding taken from a citation scan, not the model. For the strongest tenth on each side, the copied passages are checked against the comment and shown as exhibits. A comment counts as “substantive” when it clears a floor filter — it must show at least one substantive signal (a named entity, a specific citation, a stated analytical deficiency, or first-person testimony), which screens out one-line and purely conclusory submissions before any model scoring.

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