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,... 
Jul 10, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched three satellites on Tuesday, the first pieces of FireSat, a planned constellation of more than 50 wildfire-detection satellites expected to be fully operational by the early 2030s. According to Heatmap News, existing... 
Jul 7, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Wildfires are ripping across Colorado and Utah, pushing wildland firefighters to their limits. Utah’s Babylon Fire, the largest active fire in the country, has burned more than 90,000 acres in the Manti-La Sal National Forest and remains zero percent contained,...