Trump Admin Shakes Up US Forest Service
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The Trump administration is relocating the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from D.C. to Salt Lake City, consolidating research programs in Fort Collins, and closing labs across 31 states, including Seattles Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory. This overhaul, set to complete by summer 2027, aims to bring decision-makers closer to managed forests and communities. University of Washington researchers, who collaborated with the Forest Service on fire fuels, smoke spread, and public health impacts, are now scrambling to plan their next steps. Washingtons Department of Natural Resources expresses concern about potential cuts to vital science work and impacts on federal workforce morale. Agency leaders assure that frontline priorities will remain unaffected during the transition.
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