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Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Independent UK

Miscalculations, errors blamed for massive New Mexico blaze

Multiple miscalculations, inaccurate models and a lack of understanding of just how dry things are in the Southwest resulted in a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfire turning into the largest blaze in New Mexico's recorded history

The Independent UK

US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation

The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area rehabilitation throughout the country as well as establishing an interagency wildland firefighter well-being program

The Independent UK

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Hellish fires, low pay, trauma: California's Forest Service firefighters face a morale crisis

Chris Mariano became a federal wildland firefighter because he wanted to help protect the Northern California landscapes and communities he'd grown to love.

Los Angeles Times

Thousand-acre Sheep fire is 27% contained as wind, warm temperatures return

LOS ANGELES — Crews were turning a corner on a 990-acre wildfire burning near Wrightwood in the Angeles National Forest, reaching 27% containment Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles Times

Drought, wildfire and commerce prompt massive forest thinning plan for Big Bear Lake

LOS ANGELES — For decades, thousands of acres of undeveloped public forest on the northern side of Big Bear Lake have been regarded as the cherished “wild side” of the mountain resort, just a two-hour drive from Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times

Federal firefighters are waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

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New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire

New Mexico residents are suing the U.S. Forest Service for information on a massive wildfire that's been burning in the state since late April

The Independent UK

Department of Agriculture unveils $503 million in nationwide outdoor recreation funding at Franklin Falls

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Backdropped Monday morning by one of Washington's most popular trails, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh unveiled $503 million in new funding for outdoor recreation infrastructure as part of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Tribune News Service

New Mexico wildfire scar burn has forest officials worried

As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continue to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire, federal forest officials are worrying about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar

The Independent UK

US forest service admits to starting New Mexico wildfire nearly the size of greater London

Extreme heat and dry weather make controlled burns difficult to execute

The Independent UK

US Forest Service: Prescribed burns initiated massive fire

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers

The Independent UK

Forest Service ban on prescribed fires stalls work to protect Colorado residents, water supplies

DENVER — The federal suspension of prescribed burns pending a review of how recent fires lit during extreme drought escaped boundaries is reverberating in the West — and complicating Colorado efforts to revive ailing forests and reduce the severity of wildfires.

The Denver Post

Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms

Light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains of northern New Mexico helped slow the largest wildfire in North America

The Independent UK

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New Mexico wildfire sparks backlash against controlled burns. That's bad for the West

Experts worry a devastating wildfire in New Mexico, partly started by a controlled burn that got out of control, may create a backlash against this important forest management tool.

The Independent UK

Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as "old"

President Joe Biden’s order to protect the nation’s oldest woodlands is raising a simple but vexing question: When does a forest grow old

Los Angeles Times

California properties at risk of wildfire expected to see sixfold increase in 30 years

LOS ANGELES — The number of California properties facing severe wildfire risk will grow sixfold over the next 30 years when considering only the impact of climate change, according to projections released Monday by a nonprofit research group.

Axios

21 federal agencies are monitoring Ukraine war's environmental toll

Ukraine requested assistance in creating a "before" and "after" view of its environment.

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Fire crews battling the massive New Mexico wildfire want a break from relentless wind

The giant, wind-whipped blaze burning in New Mexico has displaced tens of thousands and is on track to become the largest wildfire in the state's history

Los Angeles Times

Federal plan to thin forest on Pine Mountain draws lawsuits from Patagonia, Ojai and others

LOS ANGELES — Popular Ventura, California-based clothing brand Patagonia, the city of Ojai, Ventura County and several environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to stop a forest-thinning project on Pine Mountain in Los Padres National Forest.

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Ky. logging threatens what may be the world’s largest red hickory

Texas Observer

Texas’ Firestorm Future

With climate change, Texans must prepare for worse conflagrations.

The Independent UK

Biden order aims to protect old-growth forests from wildfire

President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight

USAFacts

How US forests affect the environment and help stabilize the climate

There are more forests in the US than a century ago

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We moved to paradise and found a war

We knew what it would take to stop logging from destroying the land: endless pressure, endlessly applied

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