Over 112 million acres of once-protected forests are opening for business, mostly in Western states. An emergency order issued this month will allow logging companies to operate on nearly 60% of ...

The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a long-contested land exchange with Resolution Copper, clearing a major hurdle for development of one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper deposits. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Wrangler Doug Washburn, of Crested Butte, Colo. overlooks aspen trees with their autumn colors, near Jacks Cabin in the ...

A new USDA directive intends to bolster the efficiency of U.S. energy production in national forests but timber and environmental groups are uncertain of its practical effects. The policy means to ...

PORT ANGELES — Former state Rep. Jim Buck warned business leaders that declining timber revenues from county forest trust lands could lead to higher taxes or fewer public services in Clallam County ...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources bought about 122 acres of land to add to the Yellowwood State Forest.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday. The ...