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Conservation Plans for Old-Growth Forests May Affect National Forest Permitting

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The United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) recently announced plans to amend all its land management plans for National Forest System units, affecting 128 plans in total. The Forest Service did so in a scoping notice...more

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Climate Resilience/Carbon Stewardship of America's National Forests/Grasslands: June 23rd U.S. Department of Agriculture...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a June 23rd memorandum titled: Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America’s National Forests and Grasslands (“Memorandum”) ...more

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Trump Era U.S. Forest Service Decisions: Environmental Organizations Ask U.S. Department of Agriculture to Immediately Review

Thirty-nine environmental organizations transmitted a January 28th letter to Kevin Shea, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), requesting that it immediately: . . . implement a targeted,...more

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Expediting Environmental Reviews/Modernization Blueprint: USDA Secretarial Memorandum to the Chief of Forest Service

United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a June 12th memorandum to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen titled: Secretarial Memorandum to the Chief of the Forest Service (“Memorandum”) - The...more

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Greater sage-grouse and land use in the inter-mountain west

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The greater sage-grouse—a ground-dwelling, chicken-like bird—has been the focus of controversy pitting conservation against energy development and ranching interests across the inter-mountain west. The greater sage-grouse’s...more

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USDA Announces Release of Report Charting Path to Commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials

On November 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has released a report that details the pathway to commercializing affordable, renewable, and biodegradable...more

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