But the problem that brings us to this measure, is that while the EPA regulations have allowed prescribed fires to qualify as exceptional events since 2016, the agency has never actually approved one, leaving states worried that using this critical tool, this provenly effective tool, to protect communities could jeopardize their air quality goals.
Addressing regulatory challenges for prescribed fires.
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