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Jon Tester: The fact is we lost 1.3 million acres to fire last year, another million acres to beetle kill.

On the recordMay 21, 2013
The fact is we lost 1.3 million acres to fire last year, another million acres to beetle kill.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Discussing the impact of wildfires and beetle infestations in Montana.

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