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Obama Administration Leaps Into Roadless Brawl

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack took personal control over logging and road projects on tens of millions of acres of National Forest in a temporary effort to resolve controversy over the "Roadless Rule."

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En la Sierra Norte de Oaxaca

Olga Rosario Avendaño ofreció a SEJ/SPA una nota exclusiva sobre el manejo comunitario de bosques en la sierra y la ciudad de Oaxaca, México, como resultado de un taller patrocinado por el International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) sobre la cobertura del manejo comunitario de bosques con fecha del 3 al 6 de abril de 2008.

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Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection

After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.

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August 4, 2009 to August 8, 2009

First World Congress of Environmental History

Topics include global change, renewable energy, water resources, forest management, biodiversity, agriculture, traditional knowledge and environmental justice.

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Federal Crystal Ball Predicts Numerous Wildfire Hotspots

The National Interagency Fire Center maintains an ongoing set of wildfire forecasts, covering time periods ranging from daily to the full wildfire season.

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Getting Down to the Wire on Roadless Rules

On Sept. 5, 2001, expect crowds at Forest Service regional offices and some local offices around the country.

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Coming to a Store Near You: Certified Wood

Timber-rich states and regions grapple with public calls for ending clear-cutting.

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Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.

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Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease

As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.

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