After nearly a year of contentious debate about how best to reduce wildfire danger, the House and Senate passed the Healthy Forests Restoration Act on Nov. 20 (HCN, 5/26/03: Congress jousts over ...

President Joe Biden speaks after signing a proclamation designating Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day during a visit to the Amazon in Manaus, Brazil. SAUL LOEB via Getty Images The Biden ...

More than 200 forest ecologists and top climate scientists, including Jim Hansen and Michael Mann, have written the Biden administration urging it to quickly move forward on the president’s commitment ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Environmental groups across the country, including Los Padres ForestWatch along California’s central coast ...

The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his ...

The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year—more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina. Subscribe to our ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - You can now nominate your forest for protection through the national Forest Legacy Program. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Inflation Reduction ...

The state is coordinating with US and Canadian partners to remind the public how their actions can add to seasonal risk factors The New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau says this week is “Wildfire ...

Women forest officers are stepping up at Corbett Tiger Reserve, leading patrols, analysing wildlife data and protecting one ...

We frequently talk of protecting the rainforests and cloud forests of Hawaii, but often neglect the importance of Hawaii’s dry land forests. However, thanks to the efforts of Ka‘ahahui o Ka Nahelehele ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year — more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina. Over ...