June 17, 2017 Victims of Forest Service negligence still not compensated for massive Dog Head Fire He alleges that crews failed to remove debris from a previous clearing project, and that it left fuel on the ground for the fire…
June 16, 2017 National monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The…
June 16, 2017 Deluge of Lies: EPA covers up the truth about its role in disastrous Gold King Mine spill Had the EPA actually been doing what it claims it did, the disaster would never have happened. However, it seems the EPA could not…
June 15, 2017 Big greens prepare to rebuff Energy Dept. review of wind power reliability, subsidies The Trump administration may be more focused on promoting coal and nuclear, green energy advocates fear. AWEA quickly circulated a memo with other green…
June 15, 2017 Oregon Cattlemen sue feds over failure to delist gray wolves as endangered Todd Nash, the Cattlemen’s wolf committee chairman, said the absence of a completed analysis three years after U.S. Fish and Wildlife closed its public…
June 14, 2017 Bears Ears ‘protected,’ restricted from development BEFORE national monument proclamation The BLM’s resource management plan and maps of the region show that two-thirds of the land inside the 1.35-million acre monument is in some…
June 14, 2017 Forest Service failure to clear dead, diseased trees, prompts closure of Oregon campground “The point is they’ve taken time off work. They’ve rented RVs,” Campbell said. “Their vacations are ruined because the U.S. Forest Service did not…
June 13, 2017 Government forces Oregon couple to destroy private pond for ‘harboring rainwater’ In an effort to prove the pond is legitimate and to persuade county government to allow it to remain on the property, the couple…
June 13, 2017 Zinke recommends Bears Ears be limited to ‘smallest area compatible’ “Therefore, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) recommends that (1) the existing boundary of the BENM be…
June 12, 2017 Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by three-quarters When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the…
