Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27
As communities around the globe press their case at the COP27 conference in Egypt that…
New, unusual court bid in fight over endangered Nevada toad
RENO, Nev. — In a highly unusual move in a legal battle over a Nevada geothermal power plant…
New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a…
'Burn boss' arrest inflames Western land use tensions
SALEM, Ore. — When U.S. Forest Service personnel carried out a planned burn in a national…
California expands largest US illegal pot eradication effort
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With California’s four-year-old legal marijuana market in disarray…
Forest service seizes PG&E equipment as part of fire probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Oregon high court declines appeal in $1 billion timber suit
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from 13 counties in a…
Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine
RENO, Nev. — Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny snail…
US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
SANTA FE, N.M. — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting…