Lawsuit challenges USDA rule change that could impact public input on Tahoe’s national forests

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.- Legal proceedings are challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new rule that modifies how it implements a longstanding environmental policy, potentially spelling ramifications for the Tahoe Basin. Conservation groups say the change could have significant consequences on the public's ability to comment on what happens on National Forests, including those that make…