Biden administration trying to turn tide worsening wildfires Colorado US West multi-billion dollar cleanup forests dead trees response Polis Denver forest management
Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Yet federal land managers have fallen behind on several of their priority forests for thinning. That underscores the challenge of reversing decades of lax forest management and aggressive fire suppression. Administration officials say the thinning work is making a difference and projects announced so far will lessen wildfire dangers in more than 500 communities across 10 states.
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Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth.
US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places azcapitoltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azcapitoltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.