Trump administration to move U.S. Forest Service HQ and shutter research facilities in 31 states
The Trump administration says it will relocate the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, and will shut down research facilities in 31 states. Gabrielle Canon, senior climate reporter for The Guardian, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.
US Forest Service restructuring raises questions for WNC forests
A sweeping restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service is raising questions in western North Carolina about how forests in the region will be managed moving forward. The plan includes moving the agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, eliminating regional offices and shifting to a new state-based leadership model.