Wildland firefighting bill gains steam as smoke reaches Congress

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:34:39 GMT

Wildfire smoke drifting into Washington, D.C., from the Western U.S. and Canada this summer made it hard to ignore the national threat stronger wildfires pose to lawmakers’ constituents across the country. As a result, a bipartisan coalition led by Western lawmakers has a better shot this year at enacting legislation targeting wildfires at their source […]

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