February 5 – The Forest Service announced “proposed revisions to the regulations governing the predecisional administrative review.” The proposed rule would hinder and obstruct public participation by reducing the duration of public comment windows by over 50%.
February 12 – Trumps EPA eliminates the landmark scientific 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ which determined greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.
February 19 – The Trump administration announces its intent to revise the plans that guide the Bureau of Land Management’s management of 2.5-million acres of western Oregon’s public forests with a clear goal: maximize timber production at the expense of all other values.
February 25 – The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources votes to approve the nomination of Steve Pearce, who has consistently supported extractive practices as well as the sell-off and privatization of public lands, to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
