by FSEEE | Apr 23, 2025 | Briefly
In a statement to investors, Compass Minerals announced that it “has decided to wind down its fire retardant business, Fortress North America,” as “part of a larger strategic refocus to improve the profitability of the company’s core Salt and Plant Nutrition...
by FSEEE | Apr 18, 2025 | Briefly
The extralegal firing of Forest Service employees by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” will undermine the agency’s firefighting capabilities. Musk’s pseudo-agency claimed that firefighters were exempt from the purge, but as reported by Kylie Mohr in...
by FSEEE | Apr 2, 2025 | Briefly
Buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum) is listed as endangered by the State of Indiana, but this rare plant was discovered on the Hoosier National Forest following a prescribed burn. This patch of buffalo clover lives in an open canopy of dry oak forest adjacent to a...
by FSEEE | Mar 8, 2025 | Briefly
Released in October 2024, the World Wildlife Federation’s (WWF’s) latest Living Planet Report cites a “catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations” from 1970 to 2020.” The Zoological Society of London maintains the Living Planet...
by FSEEE | Feb 28, 2025 | Briefly
On Jan. 6, President Biden signed into law the “Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act” (H.R. 6492). With bipartisan sponsorship, the new legislation passed the House by voice vote in April. In December, the bill passed the Senate by unanimous...
