Wildfire Borrowing

The spending bill delays some habitat protections for newly endangered species. It also allows small logging projects to move forward without environmental review, so long as they are done to clear brush and reduce fire risk.

Fire Funding Fix Strips Some Environmental Protections

Nate Hegyi

The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last month earmarked billions of dollars for fighting wildfires. Many conservationists and politicians...

Politics

UPDATED: Congress Has Passed A Measure To Change How Wildfires Are Fought

Rae Ellen Bichell

For years, Western lawmakers have been trying to change the way we fight wildfires, or at least the way the government funds such work. Now, they may鈥�

Politics

Colorado D.C. Roundup: Votes On Fire Prevention, Health Care; Study On 'Quiet Zones'

Fire prevention and repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act were on the table this week in the U.S. House, while Colorado鈥檚 senators backed the鈥�

Environment

Colorado Forests Ripe For Major Wildfire, Despite Efforts To Increase Prevention Funding

Colorado escaped major wildfires this summer, but millions of acres of forest in the state remain a powder keg, ripe to burn in the future. The next big鈥�

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Wildfire Borrowing

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