A letter signed by 33 conservation organizations from across the U.S. was submitted to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) asking the department to focus its funding cuts at the U.S. Forest Service on controversial and unscientific so-called “wildfire fuel reduction” logging.
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SIGN ON LETTER: USDA Forest Service + Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Please consider adding your organization to this sign on letter asking Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus its funding cuts at USDA Forest Service on programs tied to controversial and scientifically-contested “wildfire fuel reduction” logging, while reinstating programs and staff that don’t negatively impact the ecology and recreation in National Forests. The sign onContinue reading “SIGN ON LETTER: USDA Forest Service + Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)”
U.S. Forest Service Ignores Own Science to Log 73,000+ Acres of Wyoming Forests
The U.S. Forest Service has approved more than 73,564 acres of controversial “fuel-reduction” logging in Wyoming public forests—including within Inventoried Roadless Areas—despite a vast and growing body of peer reviewed science refuting agency assertions that such “fuel reduction” protects communities from wildfire.
26 Organizations Sign on to Letter: “Congress Must Make Efforts to Better Prevent Human-Caused Wildfires”
Twenty-six U.S. conservation organizations signed on to Eco-Integrity Alliance’s letter asking Congress to ensure that the U.S. Forest Service does a better job preventing human-caused wildfires through monitoring and enforcement and potential logging road closures (instead of the agency’s current focus of “fuel reduction” logging). The letter can be found here:
ENVIRO MEDIA REPORT CARD #4: “Recapping Montana’s 2024 Fire Season” by Caroline Weiss, KPAX
ARTICLE: “Recapping Montana’s 2024 Fire Season” REPORTER: Caroline Weiss OUTLET: KPAX (Montana)
Quarter-Million Acres of “Emergency” Logging in Montana National Forests
Since 2023, the U.S. Forest Service has approved or proposed 220,131 acres of controversial “emergency action” logging in Montana National Forests, despite a vast and growing body of peer reviewed science refuting agency assertions that such “fuel reduction” protects communities from wildfire. The projects encompass the Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Flathead, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests, andContinue reading “Quarter-Million Acres of “Emergency” Logging in Montana National Forests”
NEW STUDY: Fast Moving, Wind Driven Wildfires Most Dangerous
Fast moving fires are the most deadly, according to a new study out of University of Colorado Boulder, published in the journal Science. These findings dovetail with other peer reviewed studies showing how “wildfire fuel reduction” logging opens forests to wind which can spread flames more rapidly to communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT #2: “Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” by Ollie Reed, Jr., Albuquerque Journal
“Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” Albuquerque Journal by Ollie Reed, Jr., July 8, 2024 SYNOPSIS New Mexico Rep. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) cites a U.S. Government Accountability Office report blaming the U.S. Forest Service practice of “prescribed burning” for starting the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire wildfireContinue reading “ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT #2: “Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” by Ollie Reed, Jr., Albuquerque Journal”
Eco-Integrity Alliance Awarded Grant for Campaign to Protect National Forests as Climate & Biodiversity Reserves
Eco-Integrity Alliance is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant from Ben & Jerry’s Foundation for our campaign to Protect National Forests as Climate & Biodiversity Reserves.
Farmer Bordering National Forest Opposes “Emergency” Logging That Studies Show Will Make Her Home Vulnerable to Wildfire
Deanna Meyer, a small organic farmer in Sedalia, Douglas County whose property abuts the Pike National Forest, is sounding the alarm about a massive “emergency” logging scheme that studies show will increase the risk of wildfire burning down her home. “The proposed North South Vegetation Management Project is making my farm, my family, and myContinue reading “Farmer Bordering National Forest Opposes “Emergency” Logging That Studies Show Will Make Her Home Vulnerable to Wildfire “
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