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Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the amount of forest area burned each year could double or even triple by midcentury.

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Democrats seek ‘immediate answers’ after reported arrests of firefighters by US border agents

Senator Patty Murray calls Trump’s immigration policy ‘fundamentally sick’ after incident in Washington state

The Guardian - US

US backs Aust-led copper project despite tribe concerns

BHP and Rio Tinto want to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America, if they can get a hoped-for transfer of federal forest land in Arizona.

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US President meets BHP and Rio Tinto chiefs over Arizona copper mine

Executives of two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP and Rio Tinto, have lobbied at the White House as part of their long-running bid to develop a vast copper mine in the US.

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US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine

A U.S. appeals court has put the brakes on the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a company that plans to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America

The Independent UK

Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it

After a historic land buyback by the US Forest Service, Tlingit crew members are demolishing culverts to restore streams, salmon runs and cultural history deep in the Tongass national forest

The Guardian - US

One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon

Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River

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"None of the climbers had a high level of experience": new reports details what went wrong in North Cascades climbing accident that killed 3

A new report issued by the US Forest Service outlines the key factors that may have contributed to the deadly fall

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Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage

The Guardian - US

California utility to pay $82 million settlement in lawsuit stemming from huge 2020 wildfire

A California utility has agreed to pay the federal government $82.5 million stemming from an enormous 2020 wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert

The Independent UK

This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness

During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s ours

The Guardian - US

Federal workers in limbo amid whiplash White House firings and court-ordered rehirings

Trump and Musk’s Doge agency have spread confusion and uncertainty among government employees

The Guardian - US

Storms tore up two of America's most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging

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Some fired federal workers are being mocked by their families as DOGE’s policies divide America

The politics of Elon Musk and DOGE have split families across America - leading to more strife for fired federal workers

The Independent UK

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss

The Guardian - US

US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers

Agencies say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts and create crises at national parks

The Independent UK

Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds

President Donald Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legislation championed by his Democratic predecessor

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The Independent UK

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods

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Oregon's DOT Abruptly Says "No Snowmobiling" on Scenic Highway This Year

One of the coolest parts about living in the West is each state's propensity to close mountain highways during winter. That may sound like a weird perk given fewer roads means more people on others, which would likely cause traffic, and traffic ain't fun. But fewer open roads also means…

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Federal Firefighters Say Their Pay Is on the Line in 2024 Election

As wildfires worsen, some federal firefighters fear Republican control of Congress and the White House could accelerate their exit from the workforce, leaving critical gaps in fire response.

The Independent UK

‘Polyamory, cults and arms’: How a Colorado land dispute spiraled into wild misinformation

Reports linked a group who lay claim to a stretch of public land to the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its convicted sex offender leader Warren Jeffs. This was not the case, writes Mike Bedigan

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Federal Government Cuts US Forest Service Budget, Your Trails and Outdoors Will Suffer

After requesting a budget commensurate with inflation and better forest and public lands management, the federal government said "Take a hike" to the US Forest Service. Too bad no one will be able to really do that next year.

The Guardian - US

Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’

As increasingly explosive fire seasons ravage the country, federal firefighters say their employer is exacerbating exhaustion by misclassifying their jobs

The Guardian - US

‘Exceptionally difficult’: grueling wildfires test the resolve of US crews

Thousands of firefighters are deployed as an all time record for acres burned – and it’s only August. Now some worry about the long months ahead

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