Three federal agencies named in lawsuit. The WildEarth Guardians conservationist group has filed a lawsuit against three federal agencies: the Wildlife Services, the Forest Service, and Bureau of…
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USDA Announces 2022 Wood Innovation Grants
U.S. Forest Service organizes program for sustainability and climate. This week Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced new funding totaling $13 million for the Wood Innovations…
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President Biden Surveys Wildfire Damage
Uses Defense Production Act to provide firefighting equipment. On Monday, President Biden traveled to the western United States to survey the damage caused by forest fires this year.…
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Two California Wildfires Merge Into One
Evacuations have been ordered. The Dixie and Fly wildfires have merged in northern California. Crews and officials are battling the Plumas National Forest fire that has burned more…
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USDA Announces New Forest Service Chief
Current Chief Christiansen to help transition through July 26. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Randy Moore will be taking over the position of Chief of the Forest…
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North Dakota Statewide Emergency Due to Wildfires
South Dakota also in emergency – National Guard to aid. Since the start of 2021, the North Dakota Forest Service has already reported more than 30,000 acres of…
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USDA to Invest $218 Million in Land and Water Conservation
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said funds will support rural economic recovery. At the end of last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it would invest $218 million…
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Federal Agencies Collaborate to Protect Aquatic Resources
Interior Department working to reduce mussels and other other invasive species. Last week, the Department of the Interior announced a new effort dubbed A Memorandum of Understanding between…
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Supreme Court Hears First Cases of the Month
Oral arguments in Forest Service authority and foreign nation liability Monday saw the Supreme Court return to the bench to begin their February argument session. The court heard…
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