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Repealing The Roadless Rule Doesn't Mean More Off-Road Trails

The Trump Administration's USDA has moved to fully repeal the 'Roadless Rule,' with public comments opening August 20th. Fire mitigation and expanded public access are said to be the drivers of its repeal, but extraction, development, and mining are the real reasons.

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Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled

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Kidnapped US Forest Service employees released after more than 12 hours, say authorities

Two men arrested after taking federal employees hostage in Shasta-Trinity national forest

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Arizona man pleads guilty after illegally living in forest for years among ‘1,000lbs of trash’

Mark Gatz was arrested at illegal campsite in June and had faced multiple citations for residing in Tonto national forest

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US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City

Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’

The Guardian - US

‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

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America's First Antimony Mine In Decades Breaks Ground

Perpetua Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:PPTA) has begun early works construction at its $1.3 billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho, after receiving final approval from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The project is the first U.S. antimony mine in decades, marking a fresh milestone in the domestic effort to secure supplies…

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Forest Service Cuts Leave Firefighters Mowing Lawns While Morale Craters

Crews say layoffs and resignations have left them stuck with duties far from the fire line.

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Democrats demand answers on cuts to firefighters during critical fire season

House Democrat Robert Garcia presses USDA head Brooke Rollins on how administration is protecting Americans

The Guardian - US

Outcry as US agriculture department to cut salaries and relocate staff

Experts warn ‘half-baked’ restructuring will further erode support for US farmers and hamper wildfire response

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US faces alarming firefighter shortage during peak wildfire season, data reveals

Data contradicts what the fire service chief has claimed when he has assured lawmakers the agency is prepared

The Guardian - US

‘The stakes are life and death’: The US is not prepared for wildfire season after sweeping DOGE cuts, report says

Forecasters predict above-average fire potential this year across California, Montana, Texas, and much of the Pacific Northwest

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The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment

The Guardian - US

These people protected US forests and lands. Their jobs have now vanished due to Trump

Former federal employees devastated by president’s mass firings: ‘We’re at risk of losing our public lands to the billionaire agenda’

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Mass firings hamstring federal land agencies and wildfire response

Concerns are mounting that depleting already thinned ranks will only hamper extreme weather response efforts

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Some US firefighters are paid as little as fast-food workers. Will Congress change that?

Two new bills could secure higher pay and add support, but advocates say they’re only the beginning of reforms needed

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Abolish the National Park Service

Revising how America's most beautiful public lands are protected would create more ways for Americans to interact with some of the best parts of the country.

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Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’

As increasingly explosive fire seasons ravage the country, federal firefighters say their employer is exacerbating exhaustion by misclassifying their jobs

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Broken toilets, bed bugs and rats: US firefighters are in a housing crisis

A recent survey found 86% of respondents have lived in their cars and crashed on couches while they fight fire

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No one sure why US Forest Service has to remind people not to camp in active burn zone

The USFS is performing controlled burns to cut down on wildfire risk, and Coloradans are camping in the thick of it

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Backcountry skier dies amid "unforgiving conditions" in another hazardous weekend on Mount Washington

The college student fell roughly 600 feet down Tuckerman Ravine, a steep bowl popular with expert skiers

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Analyzing 2024 Buy Potential of 3 Outsourcing Stocks

The outlook for the outsourcing industry remains promising this year, buoyed by robust demand and rapid technological advancements. In such a scenario, let’s analyze the buying potential of three outsourcing stocks: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), ICF International (ICFI), and RCM Technologies (RCMT). Read more….

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Pressure and pay drive exodus of US wildfire fighters: ‘The fatigue is real’

Staffing levels could worsen if Congress doesn’t pass a permanent pay raise before current bonuses are phased out

The Independent UK

Missing mountaineer found dead in Glacier National Park in Montana

Adam Fuselier was found dead on Friday after going missing in Glacier National Park

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Lawsuit halts mining in Sierra Nevadas

Win in court should protect sage grouse, endangered fish, groups say

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