Masks are still prohibited during firefighters’ most grueling tasks — digging lines to stop fires and directly attacking flames. And the masks they’re using, N95s, do not protect against all of the toxic substances in wildfire smoke.

The U.S. Forest Service has named a silviculturist and a wildlife biologist as Forest Fellows, launching a program designed to develop emerging U.S. Forest Service leade

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service under the Trump administration is set to close or consolidate dozens of ...

The United States Forest Service (USFS) has begun transitioning its fleet of more than 17,000 vehicles from internal combustion to electric power. Right now, the agency is creating best practices and field testing three Ford F-150 Lightnings, which often ...

An arbitrator has ordered telework and remote work restoration for nearly 20,000 Forest Service employees, but the agency still has time to file an appeal.

The Tennessee River and the surrounding mountains. A new U.S. Forest Service grant will pay for a new state forest in Tennessee. The U.S. government is investing $265 million in 17 states to save private forests from development, while improving rural ...

A group of unions, environmental and civic organizations, and local governments have filed a lawsuit challenging the planned restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service, which includes moving the agency's headquarters to Salt Lake City and closing regional offices and research facilities across the country.

The USDA's proposed changes include moving the Forest Service headquarters to Utah. The suit claims purpose is not to create efficiencies but to drastically reduce the workforce. Earlier this year, the U.