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FSEEE: Group files new suit against toxic retardants on forest fires, Portland Oregonian
Environmental group files lawsuit over fire retardant - 2002 Fall River fish kill cited as example, Bend Bulletin
Group files second suit against USFS, Missoulian
Stop Destructive Grazing and Preserve Species on National Forests, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
U.S. Senate considers moving Forest Service to Interior Department because of funding woes, Missoulian
Sen. Feinstein blasts deep cuts proposed for U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Appeal
Senators on panel vow to reverse Forest Service cuts, Missoulian
Senators take swing at Forest Service budget, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Listen to Audio Webcast of April 1 Hearing on the US Forest Service Budget, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters, Riverside Press-Enterprise
FLREA: Full Committee Hearing: To consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Rahall's FLAME Act Praised by Five Former Forest Service Chiefs, Committee on Natural Resources
HR 5541: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), Library of Congress
Upcoming April 10: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5541 and H.R. 5648 - FLAME Act and Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, Committee on Natural Resources
Restoration bill part of 'collaborative approach,' officials say, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Domenici Statement on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act: S.2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearing Testimonies of USFS Kimbell and BLM Bisson and 4 more at the Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2593: Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, Library of Congress
View Archive Webcast of hearing to consider S. 2593, a bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and DOI to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Re: Senate Hearing on Forest Landscape Restoration Act-April 1, 2008, American Lands Alliance
Forest Service Announces $54 Million to Conserve At-Risk Forests, USFS
Speaking for the Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Celebrity Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Restoring strip mines could bring American chestnut revival, The Examiner
Forest Service proposing revision of mining regs, Carlsbad Current-Argus
FSC Failing the World's Forests, Ecological Internet
Rainforest Action Network Defends Support for Old-Growth Logging, Ecological Internet
The great carbon con: Can offsetting really help to save the planet?, The Independent
The Clean Energy Scam, Time magazine
Needed: A New Ark - Should park and wildlife managers try to fend off the results of climate change? How?, Fort Worth Weekly
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
U.S. Senate considers moving Forest Service to Interior Department because of funding woes, Missoulian
Sen. Feinstein blasts deep cuts proposed for U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Appeal
Senators on panel vow to reverse Forest Service cuts, Missoulian
Senators take swing at Forest Service budget, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Listen to Audio Webcast of April 1 Hearing on the US Forest Service Budget, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senator Feinstein Chairs Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request for Forest Service, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Rahall's FLAME Act Praised by Five Former Forest Service Chiefs, Committee on Natural Resources
HR 5541: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), Library of Congress
Upcoming April 10: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5541 and H.R. 5648 - FLAME Act and Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, Committee on Natural Resources
FLREA: Full Committee Hearing: To consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Restoration bill part of 'collaborative approach,' officials say, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Domenici Statement on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act: S.2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearing Testimonies of USFS Kimbell and BLM Bisson and 4 more at the Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2593: Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, Library of Congress
View Archive Webcast of hearing to consider S. 2593, a bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and DOI to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Re: Senate Hearing on Forest Landscape Restoration Act-April 1, 2008, American Lands Alliance
Summary of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2739: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Library of Congress
Full Committee Markup: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act , Wild Monongahela Act, more, Committee on Natural Resources
Testimonies from Joint Subcommittee Oversight Field Hearing On "Community Impacts Of Proposed Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park" in Flagstaff, Committee on Natural Resources
GAO Finds Fault with Implementation of Yellowstone Bison Management Plan, Committee on Natural Resources
Forest Service proposing revision of mining regs, Carlsbad Current-Argus
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Judge tosses case over forest road issue - A federal judge has shot down a lawsuit challenging road management actions associated with timber salvage projects on the Flathead National Forest, Kalispell Daily InterLake
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Still time to comment on forest plan - comments due April 30, Missoulian
Forest proposal deserves input from all, Missoulian editorial
Report Faults Bison Slaughter Program, The Examiner
GAO Finds Fault with Implementation of Yellowstone Bison Management Plan, Committee on Natural Resources
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Keeping the wild in local wilderness, Evergreen News
Agency bans some motorized travel,157,000 acres in Montezuma off limits, Durango Herald
Pawnee National Grassland names new district ranger, Greeley Tribune
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Video: Our regional forester visits Twin Falls: Former Wood River resident Harv Forsgren is now our regional forester in Ogden, UT, Sun Valley News
Collecting in the wild: Take it or leave it?, Salt Lake Tribune
Compromise not option on proposed Nevada wilderness, Record-Courier
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Southeast Arkansas poised to become national leader in cellulosic ethanol, Ross says at biofuels conference, Monticello News
Restoring strip mines could bring American chestnut revival, The Examiner
Coeburn men sentenced to prison terms for stealing Forest Service equipment, Times News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Speaking for the Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Celebrity Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Green Mountain National Forest seeks public input on trails, Rutland Herald
Green Mountain NF: Future of watershed talks open to public, Rutland Herald
Vermont: Massive land tract is for sale, Burlington Free Press
Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, Federal Register
Full Committee Markup: Wild Monongahela Act, more, Committee on Natural Resources
Wood waste eyed as renewable energy source in Missouri Ozarks, Fort Mill Times

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