Nation Aug 21 U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California By Nate Halverson, Reveal
Nation May 04 Watch 7:08 U.S. Forest Service cuts raise concerns on protecting public lands and fighting wildfires Sweeping changes are coming for the U.S. Forest Service, which manages roughly a third of America’s public land. The agency announced a dramatic overhaul of cuts, closures and consolidation. That’s on top of the Trump administration's latest budget request that… By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins
Politics Jun 20 Biden administration won't ban logging in old-growth forests, but new plan still vexes industry The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained… By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 U.S. Forest Service sued over flooding deaths in the wake of New Mexico's largest recorded wildfire The wrongful death lawsuit filed in early October alleges the agency was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn that caused the blaze. By Associated Press
Politics Sep 01 Trump-era change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says The findings came in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups over the change. Hallman recommended that the U.S. Forest Service should be required to prepare a full environmental impact statement related to the change. By Associated Press
Apr 23 Lawsuit over water pollution could curb use of aerial retardant to fight wildfires By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government's use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that's dropped from aircraft. Continue reading
Jan 18 Biden administration plans to increase controlled burns in Western states at risk for wildfires By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Biden administration plans to significantly increase efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas where nature and neighborhoods collide. Continue reading
Jul 23 'Fire is medicine': How Indigenous practices could help curb wildfires By Casey Kuhn These techniques are resurfacing in local fire management collaborations between tribes, U.S. Forest Service and non-governmental organizations to help prevent now-common calamities. Continue reading
Oct 21 Report: U.S. public land workers assaulted, threatened on job By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The report did not say whether rates of assaults and threats were increasing. Continue reading
Aug 08 Smokey Bear, icon of forest fire prevention, is turning 75 By Associated Press The icon of the longest-running public service campaign in the U.S. is being honored with birthday parties around the country this week. Continue reading