SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is considering whether to lease parts of forest lands around Mount Baker so that companies could explore tapping the heat below the Earth's surface to generate electricity. At least one company has expressed interest in 2013 in leasing about 22 square miles of federal land near the active volcano in northwest Washington for geothermal exploration. The federal agency is proposing to do one broad environmental review of about 130 square miles in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest to include that land as well as any future lease nominations.Read more on NewsOK.com
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