Democrats are split over whether to support a bill that would allow the U.S. Forest Service to clear more land, faster, in an effort to prevent wildfires. The legislation, which has bipartisan support ...
State and local agencies begin timber clearing north of Eagle next Tuesday to protect 20 homes from wildfires. “Reducing the number of trees will create a fuel break that helps reduce fire intensity ...
A Leominster-based developer said he is caught in the middle of violations of wetlands and timber harvesting regulations at a 251-lot subdivision on the city’s south side known as Crown Point, off ...
ARNOLD, Calif. — Just up a mountain road from this town in the heart of Sierra logging country is a spooky patch of forest that, simply put, has too many trees. The trunks of the pines are inches ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Timber clearing for a power line upgrade in the Gallatin Canyon could cause delays on U.S.
Close to 300,000 trees, mostly junipers and oaks, would likely be cleared on public land in the Santa Rita Mountains if the proposed Rosemont Mine is built. Clearing those trees will be controversial, ...
Signatures of Whale Pass School students on a letter sent to Alaska State Forester Helge Eng and Gov. Mike Dunleavy in October 2022. (File courtesy of Randy Toman). Students in the Prince of Wales ...
This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. On a damp night in November 2019, dozens of ...