Forests

Senate Panel Releases Stopgap Bill With Disaster, Environment Funds

"The stopgap includes extenders and authorizations for a number of environmental and infrastructure programs but leaves out special funding the White House had requested for national parks operations, wildfire management and disaster recovery in North Carolina."

Source: E&E News, 08/04/2026

California Can’t Replant Forests Fast Enough To Keep Up With Wildfires

"California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071."

Source: CalMatters, 07/29/2026

Wildfire Smoke Kills Tens Of Thousands Of People A Year. Here’s How.

"Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show."

Source: AP, 07/22/2026

BLM Plans To Open 2,800 Acres Of Ohio’s Wayne Natl. Forest To Fracking

"The U.S. Bureau of Land Management scheduled a September 2026 lease sale for 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest, a preserve long sought by the oil and gas industry. This could mean fracking Ohio’s only national forest for the first time."

Source: Signal Ohio, 07/21/2026

Trump Threatens Tariffs On Canada In Retaliation For Wildfire Smoke

"President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke, but it was not clear that he has the legal authority to impose such a levy."

Source: Washington Post, 07/20/2026

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