2015 Now Costliest U.S. Wildfire Season On Record

The 2015 wildfire season is now the costliest on record, with $1.71 billion spent to fight the blazes, the U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday. The previous record of $1.67 billion, adjusted for inflation, was set in fiscal year 2002, U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Three Join Montana Timber Sale Lawsuit

Three new players have joined in the lawsuit between the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and the United States Forest Service over the future of the East Reservoir timber sale. Lincoln County and the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition have officially joined the suit...