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Why loggers and (some) environmentalists support Fix Our Forests Act

Congress seems poised to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which would expedite forest thinning work, test new firefighting tech and build up homes' wildfire armor.

Coverage (1)+10 copies· Sep 10, 10:00 AM to Sep 11, 10:17 PM

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Los Angeles Times· Sep 10, 10:00 AMWhy loggers and (some) environmentalists support Fix Our Forests ActAlso ran in Boulder Daily Camera, Hartford Courant, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Reading Eagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Spokane Spokesman-Review, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Boston Herald, The Mercury News

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+36hThe Boston Herald
+36hReading Eagle
+36hBoulder Daily Camera
+36hNorfolk Virginian-Pilot
+36hSanta Rosa Press Democrat
+36hSt. Paul Pioneer Press
+36hHartford Courant

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With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire billThe proposed legislation comes at a time of increasingly devastating wildfires.

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