Attorney General Kris Mayes is warning Arizonans that more than one million acres of public land in Arizona are at risk of losing protections due to federal efforts to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Attorney General Mayes joined a multistate comment letter emphasizing that the U.S. Forest Service should abandon efforts that would open up approximately 45 million acres of national forests to development that would destroy recreation areas and harm local and state economies.

"Whether you’re hunting, hiking, or mountain biking, enjoying our public lands is an essential part of being an Arizonan," said Attorney General Mayes. "We must not allow the federal government to strip Arizona’s forests and wilderness of their protections. This is a public land grab by greedy corporate interests—and I plan to stand in the way."