Driven by an severe 2026 wildfire season affecting air quality nationwide, a bipartisan coalition is advancing federal legislation to improve forest management and reduce fire risks. The Senate bill, supported by the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and environmental groups, aims to speed up forest-thinning efforts and is being reconciled with a similar House-passed measure. Lawmakers are targeting the annual defense authorization bill to pass the legislation and address the urgent, record-setting pace of fires and acreage burned this year.
CQ Roll Call’s Savannah Behrmann joins LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick to discuss her reporting on the proposal.
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