Preparation for timberland that’s been harvested in Alabama with plans to replant often includes a controlled burn of the area. That work has been delayed, and planting young trees may be postponed since low soil moisture greatly reduces seedling survival. Read more
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt selected by President-Elect Donald Trump for nomination to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Pruitt was elected the Attorney General of Oklahoma in November 2010 and “… established Oklahoma’s first federalism unit to combat unwarranted regulation and overreach by the federal[…]