The Forest Service’s fuel reduction strategy is adding fuel to the fire

By: Brian Moench

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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Most of the West’s perennial wildfire plague is due to human stupidity. But it’s not just the careless people who start the fires. Given the primary risk factor for massive forest fires is hotter, drier forests from the climate crisis, there is a long list of guilty parties.

First, there’s all the people that voted for politicians who ignored the climate crisis or called it a hoax. Then there’s the Supremely Corrupt Court, that …

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