Por: 10 WBNS Nation December 22, 2022
GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio — A former Ohio 911 dispatcher has been federally charged with crimes related to at least 24 arson fires in Wayne National Forest since the spring. James Bartels, 50, of Patriot, Ohio, was taken into custody Tuesday and appeared in federal court in Columbus. Bartels is an administrator for Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department and served as a 911 dispatcher for Gallia County in southern Ohio. Court records state... + full article
Associated Press USA Politics January 05, 2023
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is pushing ahead with plans to log or conduct controlled burns in parts of the Hoosier National Forest despite concerns the project could taint the drinking water supply used by more than 100,000 people.Environmental groups and... + más
Mystery surrounds WWII-era 'ghost boat' found in drought-stricken California lake | ABC News
A free Christmas tree? California forest offering tree permits for the first time | Los Angeles Times
The Daily Beast USA Nation December 21, 2022
A raging wildfire that was the handiwork of a down-in-the-dumps emergency responder who did it to keep local firefighters from getting bored, .James A. Bartels, a now-former 911 dispatcher for the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, is charged with “timber set... + más
Energy company PG&E facing lawsuit for starting wildfires in California | Newsweek
Let beavers get busy fighting fires — and climate change | The Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times USA Nation November 27, 2022
Forest officials are now offering permits to cut down Christmas trees in designated areas of the Stanislaus National Forest, adding another location to the holiday program. The permits aren't just a Christmas gift for the public, but will also help with fire suppression... + más
You can get a fresh Christmas tree for as little as $5 with a forest service permit | WPTV
Hallmark releases Christmas lineup with 40 new movies | 10 WBNS
The New York Times USA Nation November 21, 2022
ACROSS THE COUNTRYPhotographs and Text by Nov. 20, 2022MOAB, Utah — Blake Votilla stared up at the 120-foot spruce tree. He strapped braces with four-inch spurs to his shins and clipped two large red plastic sacks on his climbing harness. Reggaeton blasted from a portable... + más
US Forest Service should let forests grow | The Boston Globe
Protecting forests is even more powerful in the climate fight than we thought | MarketWatch
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation October 27, 2022
SALEM, Ore. – When U.S. Forest Service personnel carried out a prescribed burn in a national forest in Oregon on Oct. 13, it wound up burning fencing that a local family, the Hollidays, uses to corral cattle.The crew returned six days later to restart the prescribed burn, but... + más
Forest Service boss decries arrest of worker in planned burn | WPLG Local 10
UMMC to help fill gap created after burn center's closure | Associated Press
ABC News USA Nation October 11, 2022
A World War II-era boat was discovered at drought-stricken Shasta Lake in California, the U.S. Forest Service announced.The Shasta-Trinity National Forest shared photos of the vessel it called the Higgins boat, or Ghost Boat, on on Sunday.Officials discovered that the boat has... + más
Mystery surrounds WWII-era 'ghost boat' found in drought-stricken California lake | ABC7
California megadrought reveals long-lost WWII ghost ship on dried lake bed | Newsweek
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 09, 2022
It has been 75 years since the devastating forest fires that turned the state of Maine into an inferno. The fires took place in October 1947. The one that I recollect was in York County. Newfield residents fight through the night to try to save their homes in October 1947. File... + más
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead | Portland Press Herald
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