Senator Barrasso: The U.S. Forest Service is Failing to Address America’s Wildfire Crisis

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · May 16, 2024

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An unidentified committee member opened by thanking the chairman and Chief Moore for attending and signaled the start of questioning about forest management priorities.

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An unidentified committee member during a hearing questioned the Forest Service's failure to meet forest-management and timber-harvest targets despite increased funding, citing a decline in sawmill capacity, a $40 billion funding total since 2021, and recent layoffs tied to reduced timber sales.

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