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Judge grants our request to temporarily halt USDA office closures, including those in the U.S. Forest Service, saying the agency has “almost certainly been violating” Congressional restrictions on use of funds. spklr.io/63328EVVIq

spklr.ioJudge Stops USDA's Radical Restructuring, For Now - EosA judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture can’t move forward with its efforts to relocate thousands of employees and close U.S. Forest Service regional offices.

Recognizing the massive disruption it would cause to wildfire response, the judge paused sweeping changes to the US Forest Service, including moving its HQ to Utah, closing all 9 regional offices, and 23 research facilities.

AGU joined a coalition of plaintiffs, including the U.S. Forest Service employees union, to file this case against the USDA last month. We will keep fighting for our federal workers employee community and for all the ways they keep us safe.

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