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San Francisco Votes To Allow Killer Robots

Plus: Same-sex marriage bill passes Senate, Montana "mountain man" takes property rights case to SCOTUS, and more...

Reason · Nov 30, 2022

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins December argument sitting

Welcome to the November 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Nov 28, 2022

'Burn boss' arrest inflames Western land use tensions

A ranching family in Oregon is applauding the arrest of the leader of a U.S. Forest Service crew that carried out a prescribed burn in a national forest that spread onto the family’s property

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

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Boy Scouts sell land in assault payouts

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the U.S as some properties sell to the highest bidder

Salon · Oct 18, 2022

As a young man, I traveled the High Sierra by mule. After 59 years, I tried it again

GOLDEN TROUT WILDERNESS, Calif. — We clambered loudly up the miserable incline, horses stumbling as their shoes slid on the ladder of rocks that took us up and away from the Kern River.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022

Fight over strategy intensifies as wildfire funding grows

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration doles out historic levels of wildfire mitigation funding, fights are breaking out on Capitol Hill about how to spend the money.

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

Fight over strategy intensifies as wildfire funding grows - Roll Call

As the Biden administration doles out historic levels funding to curb wildfires, partisan fights are breaking out over how to spend the money.

Roll Call · Oct 6, 2022

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New Bipartisan Bill Aims To Crack Down On Illegal Cannabis Grows & Use Of Dangerous Pesticides

Congress members Scott Peters (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced legislation on Monday that seeks to&nbs

Benzinga · Oct 4, 2022

Lawsuit alleges U.S. Forest Service ignored environmental dangers of eastern Kentucky logging projec

Lawsuit alleges U.S. Forest Service ignored environmental dangers of eastern Kentucky logging project

WEKU · Sep 28, 2022

Colorado forest lovers brace as feds rev up multibillion-dollar 'wildfire crisis' logging across West

DENVER — Lodgepole pines grow thick in mountain foothill forests west of Denver. Government-backed loggers cut down thousands. This left a hole across several acres of the popular Flying J Ranch Park that, close up, looks to visitors more like mowing than thinning.

The Denver Post · Sep 27, 2022

Tribes seek more details on water use at Arizona copper mine

A federal agency says an environmental review for a proposed copper mine in Arizona falls short on details about water and the potential impacts of climate change

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Amid catastrophic wildfires, forest management plan in Big Bear still sparks controversy

Big Bear just had a close call.

The Orange County Register · Sep 16, 2022

Forest Service resumes prescribed fire program, but some fear new rules will delay projects

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its prescribed burning program with new rules that it says will minimize the risk of fires escaping control and damaging communities. The announcement comes after a 90-day pause prompted by a pair of escaped burns that merged into the largest wildfire…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 13, 2022

California's extreme wildfires taking lethal toll on elderly who can't escape flames

Ronald Tyra knew it was time to flee when the 100-acre blaze across the street began igniting spot fires as it raced down the mountain. Tyra sped from his Klamath River, California, home with little more than the clothes on his back.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Towns may grow millions more trees with $1.5 billion for urban forestry

Last year, legislators in Washington state passed a law to bolster the urban forestry work of the Department of Natural Resources. The agency’s urban and community forestry program, which had just two staffers in 2020, will grow to nine positions once the department finalizes new hires.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Forest Service to aid private owners on carbon markets, climate

WASHINGTON — The recently signed budget reconciliation law provides the Forest Service with $450 million to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by aiding private landowners with the costs of addressing climate change.

Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022

Want to see wildlife in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area? Here are some tips.

Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a rugged Idaho wilderness full of gorgeous views as well as wildlife, from tiny birds and massive moose to predators like bears, wolves and elusive wolverines.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022

Containment of deadly McKinney fire reaches 55%; more dry weather in forecast

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Containment of the deadly McKinney fire — which has killed four people while razing scores of houses in the Klamath National Forest — continued to grow Tuesday, even as firefighters worked through another round of dry and gusty weather.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2022

While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

WASHINGTON — As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope:

Los Angeles Times · Aug 6, 2022

In red California, a deadly fire ignites political rage at liberal government

YREKA, Calif. — In this conservative corner of California, a monster fire that killed four people and destroyed more than 100 structures is being framed by many in political terms.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

He labeled a bullet with a threat to Boise’s mayor. This just happened to him in court

BOISE, Idaho — Menacing graffiti. Bullets labeled with threats to Boise Mayor Lauren McLean. Discussions of mass violence. Four firearms, including an assault rifle, and tactical gear. Writings avowing loyalty to a right-wing extremist ideology.

Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022

Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula

The Senate’s revived reconciliation deal would keep agricultural conservation, forestry and renewable fuels in the Democrats’ formula for fighting climate change.

Roll Call · Aug 2, 2022

Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula - Roll Call

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought

The House has approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in recent years

Salon · Jul 28, 2022

US announces plan to save giant sequoias

In the past two years, nearly 20 percent of the iconic trees have been destroyed by wildfire

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