The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to open up swathes of the American wilderness to commercial logging are raising everything from eyebrows to serious concerns among scientists and current and former federal land managers. A month after President Trump signed two executive orders regarding the national security concerns of timber and lumber exports and expansion of […]
Here’s a NASA Satellite View of One of New Jersey’s Biggest Wildfires in Decades
Images taken by a NASA satellite this week reveal the worrying extent of a fast-moving wildfire in southern New Jersey. Taken during the fire’s second day, the images capture plumes of smoke and scorched terrain from the fire that’s burned 15,300 acres to date. New Jersey’s Pine Barrens are no stranger to fire—pitch pines actually […]
Trump’s Executive Order Is Making It Harder to Hire Firefighters
Southern California just suffered one of the most destructive wildfires in its history—and it happened outside of what is typically considered wildfire season for the region. With the state staring down conditions that could heighten the risk of further flames, California could use all the help it could get. Unfortunately, it won’t be able to […]
Video Game Exec Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Plane During LA Wildfires
Peter T. Akemann, the co-founder of the Treyarch video game studio, has pleaded guilty to recklessly flying a drone during the California wildfire. According to his own admission, the video game exec launched a DJI drone during the fires last month and it crashed into a firefighting plane. He’ll pay $65,169 to repair the plane […]