Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...
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U.S. Forest Service layoffs impacting trails in Arizona
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Trump administration has continued cutting federal jobs, ...
Forest districts near Yellowstone gutted by cuts; 'Nobody left'
Two districts in Custer-Gallatin National Forest down to 3 full-time employees to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 restrooms and ...
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US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in WNC, workers say
The U.S. Forest Service terminated approximately 3,400 probationary employees, including several in Western North ...
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Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say
But, since Thursday, at least 3,000 employees have been laid off across the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service, part of a wave of Trump administration cuts to the federal ...
‘This is a slaughter’: How Los Padres forest biologist lost his job amid Trump purge
Ben Vizzachero was enjoying a Valentine’s Day outing when he learned he had been fired, despite just receiving a raise and a ...
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‘Real and immediate consequences for Colorado’s economy’: Legislators react to reports of US Forest Service mass layoff
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s senators and U.S. representatives issued a joint statement Friday, urging the U.S. Department ...
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Montanans, workers warn mass Forest Service layoffs will impact public lands, recreation
Former employees say the quality of Montana's recreation, tourism and the outdoors industries will suffer after more than 300 ...