Salvage logging could speed up on fire-scarred federal land near Yosemite National Park, under an amended bill passed by a divided House on Wednesday. If the Senate goes along, the Yosemite-area ...

The devastating Rim Fire around Yosemite National Park has now rekindled a fierce fight over salvage logging. Some want to speed commercial removal of the wrecked timber left behind by the fire that ...

It's an unfortunate sight when storms, fire or other disasters destroy parts of the national forests. Congress should not compound the loss, which is often quite temporary, by encouraging salvage ...

May 5—There is plenty to debate about salvage logging of burned trees after wildfires. The timber industry says it's important to cut down and remove still-usable trees before they rot and become ...

Salvage logging, the practice of harvesting trees partly burned in forest fires, is not the unqualified economic boon that its supporters claim, according to a report by the Government Accountability ...