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Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot

The U.S. Forest Service said it plans to approve South32’s Hermosa project in Patagonia, Arizona, despite the water problems the mine is already causing.

By Wyatt Myskow

South32’s Hermosa project is seen on March 3 just outside Patagonia, Ariz. Credit: EcoFlight
An oil rig drills near Salmon Creek in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest in 2023, where more than 1,000 new oil and gas wells have been approved since October 2006. Credit: Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules

By Jake Bolster

A view of the Shawnee National Forest from the Garden of the Gods observation trail near Herod, Ill. Credit: Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Bill Ensuring Active Management of Shawnee National Forest Clears Senate Committee

By Sarah Mattalian

Ranger Emily Gamboa helps a visitor at the information desk at Zion National Park in Utah. Credit: NPS/Abi Farish

People Brace for Impacts on Land, Water and Wildlife After Feds Fire Thousands Over Holiday Weekend

By Christine Peterson, High Country News

Oil and gas development within Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest could potentially put recreation areas like Blue Lake and Open Pond at an environmental risk. Credit: U.S. Forest Service

As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest

By Lee Hedgepeth

Wildland firefighters conduct a prescribed burn in the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest near Pinecrest, Calif. Credit: Andrew Avitt/USDA Forest Service

US Forest Service Hiring Freeze Could Have Long-Term Impacts

By Zoë Rom

Logging of a patch of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Dec. 17. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Biden Administration Takes Historic Step to Protect Old-Growth Forest

By Marianne Lavelle

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