Aug 25, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The Trump administration has completely changed wildland firefighting on national public lands, an approach that is being put to the test as the Western U.S. is facing the worst fire season in years. A collaborative investigation by six publications across the West... 
Aug 21, 2026 | Westwise Blog
The Trump administration wants you to believe repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule is about wildfire safety and local control. Its own environmental review says otherwise. On August 19, the U.S. Forest Service released a 333-page Draft Environmental Impact... 
Aug 20, 2026 | Press Release
DENVER — The U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) own Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, released Wednesday, documents extensive harm from the administration’s preferred plan, including increased risk of wildfire... 
Aug 20, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The federal government’s wildfire response system is lacking resources during what is on track to be one of the most destructive fire years on record. In an August 14 memo, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Center told fire managers it cannot “provide... 
Jul 29, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The U.S. has moved its national wildfire preparedness to its highest level as destructive fires continue to burn across the West. Severe fires burned in Utah and Colorado earlier this month, and large fires are currently burning elsewhere including in Oregon, Idaho,...