WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received four environmental impact statements for various federal projects. These reports are now open for public review and comment. The submissions relate to initiatives spanning multiple states and agencies, addressing everything from flood programs to habitat preservation and military training. The following EIS have been filed and are available for public review: * EIS No. 20250118, Draft, FEMA, OR, Oregon Impleme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will conduct status reviews for six species following petitions to list them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The species include the cinnamon juga, Great Basin ramshorn, montane peaclam, painted woolly bat, Southern Cascades population of the Sierra Nevada red fox, and Sulawesi forest turtle. This decision stems from petitions providing substantial scienti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded that the Northern California-Southern Oregon distinct population of fisher does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act. After a comprehensive 12-month evaluation, the agency found that the species is not in danger of extinction at this time. This determination is based on a thorough analysis of the best available scientific and commercial data. The fisher, a mammal belongi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History has completed an inventory of human remains and determined that there is a cultural connection between the remains of five individuals and two tribes, the Klamath Tribes and the Modoc Nation. The finding, which makes the remains available for repatriation, was announced in a notice by the National Park Service under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains were   more