Pat Williams, Last Montana Democrat to Serve in the House, Dies at 87

His liberal politics, inspired by the safety nets of the New Deal, were shaped in working-class mining country.

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Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”

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Yosemite Bans Large Flags From El Capitan, Criminalizing Protests

Violators could face up to six months in jail under the new rule, which appears to have been formalized last month.

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Hunt for Father Accused of Killing 3 Daughters Expands in Washington Forest

Travis Decker is a former member of the military who has enough wilderness survival skills to live in the woods on his own for weeks or months, the authorities said.

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Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.

Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.

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Trump Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining

The Interior Department plans to repeal Biden-era protections across the state’s ecologically sensitive North Slope.

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Holmes Rolston III, Pioneer of Environmental Ethics, Dies at 92

He began his career as a pastor. But he was forced out of his congregation in 1965, which led to a new life pondering the value of nature.

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Weed Manager of the Year: One Man’s Quest to Save the Sonoran Desert

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is becoming more valuable.

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Government Budget and Staffing Cuts Could Close Facilities in California’s National Forests, Memo Says

A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes.

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150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.

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