The Latest Breaking News from Forest Service

A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black colleges or universities is opening the eyes of students of color who never pictured themselves fighting forest fires

Enviornmentalists believe the Forest Service is unwilling to change its pro-logging approach

A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments by environmentalists who are concerned about water pollution

A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires

Greg Bolin has watched the colorful spray of fire retardant fall from airplanes over the canyon near his home. He has also had wildfires come close to his back door.

Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court’s stricter interpretation of a century-and-a-half-old mining law in a new ruling that blocks a metals mine in Nevada

State and federal officials say the threat of wildfires is growing in Florida over the coming weeks as more than half the state is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions likely to persist until rainy season resumes around mid-May

LOS ANGELES — For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of government's struggle to control increasingly destructive forest fires.

Railway is forecast to quadruple crude oil production in the Uinta Basin and will damage Biden’s climate credentials, campaigners say