Forest Service fires 3,400 people after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline passes
The layoffs come one day after the deadline for the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” program, which encouraged employees to resign but stay on the government payroll through September. It’s ...
Forest Service using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets
The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight, and critics say the agency also has become incentivized to cut ...
The LA fires were man-made, but not like they say
Now entirely contained, the Los Angeles County fires should not be allowed to fade into the history books, chalked up to yet ...
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
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Fewer forest fires happen today than in the past, ironically causes bigger issues
Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...
Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.
The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
Chile issues evacuation alerts as wildfires rage in the country's south
Chilean authorities have issued two evacuation alerts for the southern region of La Araucania as wildfires continue to rage ...
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Trump reportedly fires roughly 360 U.S. Forest Service workers in Montana
A union representing federal workers accused the Trump administration of laying off employees in order to "pay for tax cuts ...