wildfire
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Forest Service, said this week that repealing the rule would give local agencies more authority over land management issues and help reduce barriers to wildfire risk reduction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“For too long, outdated restrictions have kept tens of millions of forested acres off-limits to the very treatments that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk to our communities,” Rollins said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
More than 40% of roadless areas have high or very high wildfire hazard potential, but only 5% have received hazardous fuels reduction treatments since 2014, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Temperatures reached as high as 37C in some parts of the country on Friday, creating conditions conducive to wildfire outbreaks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
So who was having a cookout with a wildfire marching toward them?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
In a statement announcing the move, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the rule had prevented the Forest Service from carrying out vital management work that would curb wildfires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
In a bitter postscript, the mansion burned to rubble in last year’s Southern California wildfires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Schwarz researches ways communities can address soil pollution, including hazards stemming from the LA wildfires last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Millions of mobile phones bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday, stating there was a "very high risk of wildfires nationally".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He’d heard people talk about wildfires, but he hadn’t really thought about what that meant.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Earth Science - Middle School
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