Thousands of acres of currently protected national forest land in Michigan could be opened to road construction and logging under a proposal from the U.S. Forest Service to rescind a 25-year-old rule. The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which restricts road construction and timber harvesting in designated roadless areas, currently protects about 16,000 acres of […]
This story discusses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting “988” or chatting online at http://988lifeline.org/. An Oregon congresswoman is proposing a new grant program to support the mental health needs of firefighters and […]
The Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oregon alleging the grazing would harm imperiled species across the West.
On Oct. 18, 2025, ICE arrested and detained Jose Pedro Hernandez Lupercio in Brethren, Mich., along the Manistee River — and both records and official statements indicate that Michigan Department of Natural Resources officers were involved in the operation. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, said that the arrest was made […]
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on Thursday struck an $18.4 million deal to help Beaver and Piute counties recover from wildfire and flooding damage. Cox and Schultz signed the agreement Thursday ahead of touring areas impacted by the over 97,000-acre Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County (including where flash flooding […]
Alaska lost a higher percentage of its federal workforce last year than almost all U.S. states to sweeping Trump administration cuts, according to a newly published analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. By the end of 2025, Alaska’s federal workforce was 10.5% smaller than it had been at the end of […]
