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Bruce Westerman: We oftentimes have regulations that prevent any kind of management or work on the forests, which exacerbates the cycle…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
We oftentimes have regulations that prevent any kind of management or work on the forests, which exacerbates the cycle of seeing these forests go up in flames.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman discusses how regulations hinder forest management and contribute to fires.

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