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A wildfire is forcing evacuations and closing trails in popular recreational areas of the Willamette and Deschutes national forests, including a section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Deschutes County officials issued a level 3 “go now” evacuation order on Sunday afternoon for all areas west of the Cascade Lakes Highway from the Lucky Lake trailhead north to the Mirror Lake …

BEND, OR — Effective immediately, the area surrounding the Petes Lake Fire is closed. The fire is burning within the Mink Lake Basin in the Three Sisters Wilderness, about five miles west of Elk Lake. Due to very dry conditions and forecasted warmer temperatures, firefighters anticipate increased fire activity Monday and Tuesday. For the public’s safety, the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests …

While the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded over 13 years ago, St. Petersburg residents will continue seeing positive environmental impacts funded by the city’s settlement money. In April 2010, the drilling platform caught fire and sank into the Gulf of Mexico, about 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. The tragedy resulted in 11 deaths and the largest marine oil spill …

  According to the US Forest Service, a series of lightning strikes in and around the Cascade Mountains have triggered dozens of fires, but most of them small in size. At least 40 or more are burning  The USFS says Friday a series of lightning storms are believed to have triggered the fires, as many as 45 near Mt. Rainier, …