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Trump moves Forest Service HQ from DC to Utah

The Trump administration will move the headquarters for the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, it announced Tuesday.

In a press release, the Department of Agriculture said the move will also be accompanied by a “sweeping restructuring” at the agency.

A department spokesperson told The Hill that 260 positions will move out of the D.C. region and 130 will remain in Washington, while the number of additional relocations is “unknown.”

Read more in The Hill here.

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