Forest Service to Give Nestlé New Permit

Forest Service to Give Nestlé New Permit

The Forest Service yesterday agreed to issue a new permit to Nestlé, allowing the world’s largest water-bottling company to continue to remove millions of gallons each year from a creek on California’s San Bernardino National Forest. Joseph Rechsteiner, district...
Lawsuits Filed Over Minnesota Mining Proposal

Lawsuits Filed Over Minnesota Mining Proposal

In a trio of lawsuits, businesses and conservation groups are challenging a Trump administration decision to reinstate two expired mineral leases that could clear the way for industrial copper mining on the border of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Twin Metals...
Spotted Owl Decline Continues

Spotted Owl Decline Continues

The Northwest Forest Plan, the landmark 1994 compromise designed in large part to protect northern spotted owls, will not alone be sufficient to save the deep-forest bird, according to a new scientific report. Last week, the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research...
Trump Administration May Waive Roadless Rule on Tongass

Trump Administration May Waive Roadless Rule on Tongass

The Trump administration is working with Alaska state government officials on plans to exempt the Tongass National Forest from a rule that forbids new road construction in wild areas. Forest Service interim Chief Vicki Christiansen said in congressional testimony...
Tahoe Snowmobile Proposal Sparks Hostile Response

Tahoe Snowmobile Proposal Sparks Hostile Response

A Forest Service plan to regulate snowmobile use on California’s Tahoe National Forest is generating heated responses from those who want free rein to ride the machines where they wish. Some of those who have voiced support for placing limits on where snowmobiles can...