‘Illegal’ forest service overhaul risks causing ‘chaos’ across US public lands, union claims

The US Forest Service is undergoing a restructuring that will close all regional offices, which manage 193 million acres of land, approximately the size of Texas. Union leaders have expressed concerns that this overhaul, initiated by the Trump administration, will negatively impact US public lands and force workers to choose between relocating or resigning. The agency has already reduced its workforce by hundreds of staff members since Trump returned to power last year.