"The #MeToo movement has brought to light the widespread incidence of sexual misconduct in many arenas of women’s lives — and it's spread to the US Forest Service, whose chief, Tony Tooke recently resigned amid allegations of sexual wrongdoing.

Tooke quit just a few days after PBS Newshour ran special segments about abuse and harassment in the agency, focusing on some of the women who have filed complaints and suits.

One of those women, Abby Bolt, is a battalion chief in the firefighting division based at Sequoia National Forest. Instead of addressing complaints, Bolt says, some supervisors in the Forest Service protect the harassers and punish the women who speak up."

Adam Wernick reports for Living on Earth/PRI April 7, 2018. [2]