Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...
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Massive tract abutting Smokies once slated for development is now saved
A 407-acre tract abutting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cataloochee Valley has been conserved, buffering the ...
Reducing wildfires, pine beetles in the Black Hills: forest management resolution clears committee
The resolution states without more forest management, the Black Hills will have wildfires with greater severity and more pine ...
Climate change outpaces tree migration, human intervention may be needed: Study
A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in ...
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The truth behind your Valentine's Day flowers
The beauty of bouquets comes with a cost to the cloud forests of Colombia, the largest exporter of flowers and foliage to the ...
In warming world, skiing tries to stay snow white by going green
The snow fell on Saalbach on Friday, dusting the Austrian valley white for the World Championship men's giant slalom and ...
Utah, Wyoming lawmakers push to undo Biden-era rule allowing U.S. Forest Service to enforce state laws
WASHINGTON — A pair of lawmakers are pushing to undo a rule that allows the U.S. Forest Service to enforce state laws, ...
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Living and being prepared in a fire-prone environment
As 2025 began, the world watched the devastating fires in southern California. The fires spread rapidly over chaparral-covered hillsides under extremely dry conditions and Santa Ana winds. Thousands ...
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger Los Angeles’ fire-ravaged communities
San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they ...
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20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
The monumental glacier is over 3,000 feet (900 m) deep in some places and conceals several active volcanoes below its surface, the most famous being Grímsvötn ... and translates to "colored mountain".
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Indigenous Filipinos hope carbon credits can protect their forests
The lands of some 12,000 Indigenous Filipinos are under threat from forest loss and environmental degradation ... an agreement with Conservation International and the government’s National Commission ...