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, ...
Trump fires federal workers who help fight forest fires weeks after historic LA blazes
The U.S. Forest Service fired 2,000 probationary workers. The agency says none were "operational firefighters," but some ...
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UMaine’s School of Forest Resources reflections on termination of Forest Service employees
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is terminating approximately 3,400 employees, affecting forest management operations. While firefighters, law enforcement officers, meteorologists and ...
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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 ...
‘Slap in the face’: Oregon, Washington Forest Service employees speak on layoffs
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The United States Forest Service and the National Park Service is starting to see layoffs due to the Trump administration’s attempts to cut back on federal spending. Employees ...
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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 ...