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DOGE cuts to USDA, Forest Service spark wildfire concerns in the Pacific Northwest
Amid efforts by the Trump administration to purge the federal workforce, a group of Democratic lawmakers in Washington state ...
Trump's plan to cut down more trees faces a host of problems
The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental concerns and economics.
Wildfires in the Carolinas prompt a state of emergency, evacuations
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon as wildfires raged across 4,200 acres ...
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The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...
Federal funding chaos is hampering WA state planning for wildfire season, officials say
The last thing we need right now planning for wildfire season is uncertainty,” one state official told The News Tribune.
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How Washington State pioneered an ‘all hands, all lands’ wildfire prevention strategy
A section of forest near the Schneider Springs area of Washington that was treated by the WA DNR. Will Rubin / WA DNR The DNR’s strategy also focuses on community resilience to reduce wildfire ...
U.S. Senate committee begins consideration of Westerman forest bill
Members of one U.S. Senate committee held a legislative hearing on Thursday focused on Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman's ...