A niche rule established by the US Forest Service to justify the clearing of tens of thousands of acres of forest in the name of reducing wildfire risk was unlawfully created and applied, the Oregon ...

In a win for conservation groups, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Forest Service from relying on a decades-old exemption to ...

(CN) — A judge on Thursday put the brakes on a plan to harvest commercial timber on more than 13,000 acres of federal land in Oregon, pending a detailed environmental analysis. U.S. District Judge ...

Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and Umpqua Watersheds claim in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the agency violated multiple federal environmental laws through the authorization of the 42 Divide Forest ...

There’s enough material in the currently disturbed area to last another year or two. Some of the disturbed area has already been resloped, reseeded and reclaimed, Lloyd said. He estimates the pit ...

A recent federal court ruling tossing out a streamlined environmental review for three Oregon timber projects will point the ...

The controversial and slow-moving forest management plan inside the Hoosier National Forest hit another roadblock last week. All related activities — including timber sales, prescribed burns, road ...

Logging in New Hampshire forests can both benefit and hurt the environment and natural habitats. In August, a federal judge allowed for commercial logging at two sites in the White Mountain National ...

Two local environmental groups have filed suit to restrict logging along the Gualala River near The Sea Ranch, a proposal that has also raised concerns for state water quality officials. The lawsuit ...

When the U.S. Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. Shawnee is the only ...