BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis — expected to be […]
Logging in northeast Minnesota. Photo by Chad Davis for Minnesota Reformer. Senior managers at both the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should be held to account for allowing the misuse of federal grants to facilitate logging in Minnesota’s wildlife management areas and aquatic management areas. Both agencies cooperated […]
Campaigners have raised concerns that Ikea furniture sold in Europe is linked to the destruction of wildlife-rich old-growth forests in Romania. A report from Greenpeace warns that seven manufacturers producing items destined for Ikea stores across Europe were sourcing wood from high-conservation-value forests in the Carpathian Mountains, including sites designated for nature. Ikea said it […]
Feb. 19—MCCOOLE — The driver of a logging truck was killed early Monday when the vehicle traveled out of control and overturned near High Rock Drive, according to the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services. Few details were available about the 4:23 a.m. crash that occurred in the 23000 block of McMullen Highway. Maryland State […]
Forests are an essential part of Earth’s operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year. This slows global temperature increases and the resulting changes to the climate. In the U.S., forests take up 12% of the nation’s greenhouse […]
The Florida Highway Patrol said in a report that the two hours and counting traffic jam near the Fuller Warren Bridge was caused by an overturned logging truck. According to witnesses, the truck was traveling too fast for the load it was carrying. FHP said that as a result, it overturned while taking a curve […]
DUNNELLON, Fla. (AP) — A missing Ohio teen was recovered in Florida after she logged in to an online video game at the home of the man who took her, authorities said. Thomas Ebersole, 31, was arrested last Wednesday at his Dunnellon home, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The area is about 80 […]
CHILLICOTHE — The iconic seal of Ohio features rolling hills that can be seen right here in Ross County. Recent logging activity, however, has some citizens concerned that the landmark may be destroyed. Chris Haas was recently at the Great Seal State Park when he noticed logging activity taking place on the adjacent property, owned […]
Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced a new proposal aimed at banning logging in old-growth forests, a move meant to protect millions of trees that play a key role in fighting the climate crisis. The proposal comes from an executive order signed by the president on Earth Day in 2022 that directed the US Forest […]