Heading into Warmer Summer Months, Wyden and Schrier Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Catastrophic Wildfires
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
The West has experienced growing wildfire risks over the past 20 years
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Kim Schrier, D-Wash., today reintroduced the bipartisan National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024, which would support pre-fire season prescribed burns as an essential, science-based strategy to save lives and property.
In the 2022 Fiscal Year, 63 million acres of N . . .
The West has experienced growing wildfire risks over the past 20 years
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Kim Schrier, D-Wash., today reintroduced the bipartisan National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024, which would support pre-fire season prescribed burns as an essential, science-based strategy to save lives and property.
In the 2022 Fiscal Year, 63 million acres of N . . .