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US Department of Agriculture

Environment and Energy

USDA to overturn federal rule protecting roadless forest areas, including Los Padres

Amanda Wernik

This week, the federal government announced plans to undo a rule that protects roadless areas in national forests — including more than 600,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest.
Millions of California trees dead in 2016 due to drought, insects

More than 100 million trees have died in California since 2010, according to data released Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two-thirds - or…