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Little White Salmon Watershed nears decision on Phase 2 thinning and logging
The Forest Service is close to approving commercial logging and fuels treatments across 1,411 more acres in the Little White Salmon Watershed.
Demand Site-Specific Analysis Before Approving Little Giant Post-Fire Salvage
The agency has approved undisclosed post-fire salvage activities starting November 13, 2026, based entirely on a national-scale programmatic EA rather than any site-specific analysis of the Little Giant fire area.
Okanogan-Wenatchee nears decision on domestic sheep grazing near bighorn range
Nine grazing allotments on the Okanogan-Wenatchee could be managed in ways that affect bighorn sheep survival.
Nationwide decisions that include Washington
Stop opening 14.10 square nautical miles of protected coral habitat to trawling
NOAA proposes reopening 14.10 square nautical miles of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern to rock shrimp trawling, on the same boundary it disapproved in 2022 for failing to protect essential fish habitat and minimize bycatch.
Comment Now on 8,000 Feet of Urban Stream Restoration in Rock Creek Park
The agency is asking the public to comment by October 30, 2026, on concept images for 8,000 linear feet of stream and wetland restoration with no completed environmental analysis, no alternatives comparison, and no disclosed tribal consultation status.
Stop NPS from gutting environmental review for park bicycle trails
The rule eliminates mandatory environmental review, wildlife-protection determinations, and guaranteed public comment for bicycle and e-bike trail designations across more than 400 national park units.
Stop the Grand Island plan before NEPA analysis is done
The Forest Service is finalizing a comprehensive multi-zone management strategy affecting over 20,000 annual visitors without identifying any NEPA pathway, environmental analysis, or formal scoping process.
Comment now on Amache's long-term plan before December 3
The agency is asking the public to choose between two development concepts for a site that incarcerated more than 10,000 Japanese Americans, without providing any environmental analysis, archeological survey results, or consultation record to support either choice.
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