Secretaries Order Consolidation of Federal Firefighting

Secretaries Order Consolidation of Federal Firefighting

The Forest Service and other federal agencies missed the deadline of Sept. 10 to implement President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14308 mandating consolidation of federal firefighting into a single agency in the Department of Interior. A week later, the Secretaries...
Intact Old-Growth Forests Show Climate Resilience

Intact Old-Growth Forests Show Climate Resilience

A recently published paper reveals old-growth resilience to climate shifts in the Amazon Basin. “Our results can be understood as a sign of the resilience of Amazonian forests, showing that any impacts of climate change on larger trees have been more than alleviated...
Rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule

During a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in New Mexico, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the Department of Agriculture is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. “This outdated administrative rule contradicts the will of Congress and...