An environmental group is suing to stop the U.S. Forest Service from moving forward with a project that would clear-cut 1600 acres in the Wayne National Forest, about two hours southwest of Pittsburgh.
Ten years ago, a parcel of forest east of Seattle was clear-cut for timber. Now researchers are using the site to learn how to restore forests so they’ll thrive in a warmer, drier future.
As Toronto makes space for new transit lines, century-old trees were removed as invasive species. But as the climate changes, what that means is no longer clear cut.
Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek blockade — which could soon become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history — is representative of the complex way environmental issues could play out in the federal election.
Many Canadians think old growth forests are protected from logging. Turns out, indigenous people and a scrappy band of activists called the Rainforest Flying Squad are all that stands between Vancouver Island's last old growth and logging companies.
