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By Chet Wade The Durango Herald on October 31, 2025 Communities in every corner of the country – especially those in Western Colorado – have felt the heavy consequences of intense wildfire seasons. Bipartisan legislation like the Fix Our Forests Act can help address some of the core issues states are facing, including federal land […]
By Kim Riley Daily Energy Insider on October 21, 2025 U.S. Senate committee members on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill supported by electric utilities that would streamline the process for vegetation management near power lines, helping to reduce wildfire risks and infrastructure damage. The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee voted 18-5 to advance […]
By Bob Roper Wildfire Today on October 10, 2025 Wildland firefighters are facing a formidable battle, coping with labor shortages during one of the most intense fire seasons in recent years. As a California firefighter for over 45 years — including 15 years as Ventura County Fire Protection District chief and Nevada State Forester — I know […]
By Robert Chaney Mountain Journal on September 16, 2025 …. The Interior plan envisions full implementation by January 12, 2026. The Forest Service plan expects to have its pieces in place by April 1, 2026. So far in 2025, there have been 49,632 wildfires recorded in the United States, the second highest total in a decade. […]
By Robert Chaney Mountain Journal on September 12, 2025 A presidential proposal for consolidating federal wildland firefighting services failed to appear by its September 10 deadline. How it might combine U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department firefighting resources after Congress rejected Trump administration spending requests remains unclear. But fixing the way the federal government combats […]
By Kim Riley Daily Energy Insider on September 10, 2025 A strong, comprehensive federal plan is needed for wildfire prevention that benefits Americans in all communities as wildfires grow in intensity and frequency across the nation, according to Partners in Wildfire Prevention. “We hope to see the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service increase […]
By Jordan Hansen Daily Montanan on September 3, 2025 A major deadline set by an Executive Order from President Donald Trump to consolidate the firefighting apparatus in the Department of Interior and the U.S. Forest Service is approaching, with some advocacy organizations hoping it will improve coordination. Interior and the Forest Service, which is housed […]
By Marvell Adams Jr. The Detroit News on August 4, 2025 Americans in the Midwest and the Northeast woke this week to a thick layer of hazardous smoke hanging over their towns and cities, forcing many to stay inside or take precautions to cope with the unhealthy air. The cause: smoke from intense Canadian wildfires […]
By Emma Penrod Utility Dive on July 17, 2025: …. Additionally, the order laid out a vision for consolidating federal wildfire prevention and suppression efforts that are currently spread across agencies. The White House’s proposed 2026 budget blueprint would create a new, unified federal wildland fire service under the Department of Interior. So far, Trump’s […]