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Glowering Inferno: Wildfires Rage Through Alaska

Flight restrictions have been imposed as nine wildfires rage in Alaska following a lightning storm.

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Top official during massive New Mexico blaze gets new post

The supervisor who was in charge of the Santa Fe National Forest when the federal government sparked what became the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history has been temporarily assigned to a post in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Editorial: There's a reason BWCA report was kept secret

It's now abundantly clear why the Trump administration halted, then kept secret, an environmental assessment of copper mining's risks to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) watershed.

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Department of Agriculture unveils $503 million in nationwide outdoor recreation funding at Franklin Falls

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Backdropped Monday morning by one of Washington's most popular trails, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh unveiled $503 million in new funding for outdoor recreation infrastructure as part of the Great American Outdoors Act.

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Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs

For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have relied on incarcerated men and women to fight wildfires

The Independent UK

New Mexico wildfire scar burn has forest officials worried

As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continue to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire, federal forest officials are worrying about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar

The Independent UK

US forest service admits to starting New Mexico wildfire nearly the size of greater London

Extreme heat and dry weather make controlled burns difficult to execute

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US Forest Service: Prescribed burns initiated massive fire

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers

The Independent UK

US forest chief calls for a pause on prescribed fire operations

The U.S. Forest Service has been facing much criticism for the prescribed fire in New Mexico that escaped its containment lines and joined with another blaze.

WEKU

Drought, heat and extreme wind bring ‘explosive fire behavior’ to US

New Mexico still battling US’s biggest wildfire as blazes test fire crews in Texas and Colorado

The Guardian - US

Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you

Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.

WEKU

Is artificial intelligence the next tool to fight wildfires in the West?

DENVER — With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and battling the blazes could soon have a new tool to add to their arsenal of prescribed burns, pick axes, chain saws and aircraft.

The Denver Post

Is artificial intelligence the next tool to fight wildfires in the West?

Tribune News Service

Federal plan to thin forest on Pine Mountain draws lawsuits from Patagonia, Ojai and others

LOS ANGELES — Popular Ventura, California-based clothing brand Patagonia, the city of Ojai, Ventura County and several environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to stop a forest-thinning project on Pine Mountain in Los Padres National Forest.

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Ky. logging threatens what may be the world’s largest red hickory

The Independent UK

Arizona wildfire almost triples in size, forcing thousands to flee

Flames from the Tunnel Fire burned 16,625 acres, an area larger than Manhattan

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How US forests affect the environment and help stabilize the climate

There are more forests in the US than a century ago

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