Department of the Interior

Vicki Christiansen, who retired as Forest Service chief in 2021, pointed to aggressive agency mandates to quickly extinguish fires as a possible factor at play during this dangerous season.

Lawmakers may request Congress to reduce restrictions on wild horse sales to processors and give BLM permission to kill horses.

Washington Post reporter says it would be a “tremendous undertaking” but not “entirely impossible.”

Arizona is still working on a deal with California and Nevada to spread out the pain of cutbacks, but they are still figuring out which cities and farms will use less water.

The partner organizations were planning conservation or cultural resource projects in parks across the Mountain West.

The tour company owner said she spoke with 80 to 90 potential international customers who decided not to book trips, most of whom indicated that the higher costs played a role.

Democrats say western states with abundant BLM lands are of most concern.

A top U.S. Fish and Wildlife official told Idaho lawmakers Monday the Trump administration will immediately push to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list after a proposed rule is finalized.

At a recent White House dinner with hunting groups and companies, Trump announced the orders directing federal land agencies to take several steps to improve hunting and angling opportunities.

Deaths and close calls while fighting wildfires have strained an already on-edge workforce. They've also raised questions about policies and priorities amid an intense wildfire season.