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Spreading Good Fire

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a long-awaited, 17-acre wildfire fuel modification zone around South Laguna on Wednesday.

Earthjustice’s Fossil Fuels Program seeks applicants for a Senior Attorney to join us in using the power of the law to protect communities and our environment from an onslaught of new oil and gas development. The position will focus on LNG facilities and oil and gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf Region but could include infrastructure located in other parts of the U.S. The position will be based in New Orleans in a satellite office space shared with other Fossil Fuel Program staff, or in Texas ...

Earthjustice Headquarters is now hiring for the position of Senior Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program in New Orleans. Apply today.

 E-Mail IMAGE: A UM student and wildland firefighter walks on UMs Bandy Ranch in April during a prescribed burn event hosted by the University. The prescribed burn took two years to plan... view more  Credit: University of Montana MISSOULA - In mid-April on the University of Montana-owned Bandy Ranch in neighboring Powell County, the snow was still visible on the surrounding Garnet Mountains, geese were honking overhead and Cottonwood Creek was beginning to ripple. But there would b...

For the last three years, the buzz of chainsaws has droned over the San Cristóbal valley as part of a major Forest Service thinning project to protect the area from wildfire. But for the first time, the people running those saws are all from Northern New Mexico. "The Forest Service has been having success with the out-of-town guys for a long time," said Mark Schuetz, owner of the thinning business Watershed Dynamics. "We feel honored that the agencies have heard us and opened the door to thi...