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Byline: MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

18 Nov

More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest

published on November 18, 2024 - 2:21 PM

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and

28 Aug

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

published on August 28, 2024 - 2:32 PM

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out

29 Nov

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

published on November 29, 2023 - 2:54 PM

(AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in

09 Aug

Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims

published on August 9, 2023 - 1:52 PM

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge

26 May

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

published on May 26, 2023 - 2:34 PM

The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western

19 Jan

Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires

published on January 19, 2023 - 9:56 AM

(AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday will announce $930 million for reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by

29 Jun

Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales

published on June 29, 2022 - 1:47 PM

(AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and natural gas drilling lease auctions since

07 Apr

Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty

published on April 7, 2022 - 10:42 AM

(AP) — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy pleaded guilty to criminal charges and

08 Mar

US officials reverse course on pesticide’s harm to wildlife

published on March 8, 2022 - 2:32 PM

(AP) — U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens

18 Jan

US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet suburbia

published on January 18, 2022 - 12:57 PM

(AP) — The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of

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Posted: December 17, 2024 at 10:55 am

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Posted: December 16, 2024 at 4:39 pm

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