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In what should be the first of many such moves, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will bar poultry farmers from using a type of antibiotic that's also important in human medicine. The problem is part of a larger public health issue concerning the too-frequent use of antibiotics in hospitals and doctor's offices as well as in agriculture.

Helicopters are hoisting dead trees out of the San Bernardino National Forest to ease the danger of wildfires, a method that lessens environmental damage and allows timber removal in areas too steep for logging vehicles.

The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets are seeking public comment on the Draft Report of the New York State Invasive Species Task Force (ISTF) released Thursday.

It's not easy being green, but a small and growing number of authors are asking publishers to print their books on environmentally friendly paper.

The annual arrival of millions of Monarch butterflies from the forests of eastern Canada to the central Mexican mountains for the winter is an aesthetic and scientific wonder. And this year, they won't be flying alone.

The Forest Industry Safety & Training Alliance (FISTA), Rhinelander, WI will be accepting resumes and letters of interest for the position of Executive Director. The successful applicant should have experience in non-profit management, marketing, fund raising, grant writing, and supervisory experience.

A species of beetle never before seen in North America has been discovered in a Massachusetts forest, but the Asian insect does not appear to pose an ecological threat, experts said Monday.

A farm worker's death from heat stroke last month and forecast hot weather prompted state workplace safety officials Tuesday to issue a hazard alert.