September 28, 2017 Western lawmakers draw attention to surging wildfire crisis “If we don’t work to thin our forests now, our nation will continue to suffer from the devastating effects of catastrophic wildfires including loss…
September 27, 2017 Interior official cites Dan Love firing in cautionary memo to senior personnel “We will hold people accountable when we are informed that they have failed in their duties and obligations,” Bernhardt wrote. “Although the law in…
September 15, 2017 New Mexico county suffers while BLM stalls drilling permits The BLM had 2,802 such applications pending as of Jan. 31, 152 in the Farmington office. Each applicant paid a nonrefundable $9,610 processing fee…
September 14, 2017 Zinke ‘Wildland Fire Directive’ emphasizes fuels reduction This year-to-date, 47,700 wildfires have burned 8 million acres across the country, with the majority of the devastation in the states of California and…
September 11, 2017 Science confirms fuels reduction policies needed to stem wildfires Across the country, particularly in the west, national forests have millions of dead and dying trees. Growth and mortality rates far outpace fuels reduction…
September 9, 2017 Why D.C. management of lands and resources is bad for the West This is not news to people in the West, whose communities are surrounded by federal lands, and whose natural resources are under the control…
September 2, 2017 Beyond Wildfires: Why the Forest Service needs serious reforms We need a plan to address the landscape when a fire comes, before the fire burns. This way there is no confusion on where or how…
September 1, 2017 Wild horse populations dramatically impact wildlife, face harsh realities ”Growing numbers of wild horses and burros, coupled with the increased environmental degradation caused by large populations, leads to lower vegetative quality and availability….
August 31, 2017 Wild Horse and Burro Summit uses science to tackle management dilemmas “If the current management policies continue, the impacts to fragile western rangelands, wild horses and burros, wildlife and their habitats, and humans will intensify…
August 29, 2017 Synopsis of Dan Love’s criminal activities laid out in OIG report The subordinate told us he felt morally wrong about deleting the emails, but he did not discuss his feelings with the senior manager. He…
