I think that it is very promising what you say. And as we know, every new development and every step we make forward, we save lives.
The largest fire in New Mexico's history, the Las Conchas fire, still burning and after almost a month is only 80 percent contained.
I again urge you to lend immediate attention to the efforts proposed by the BAER Teams in New Mexico.
As the Chairman knows, my state of New Mexico has experienced an unprecedented fire season this year, after months and months without rain.
The U.S. Forest Service calls this the driest year in 117 years.
sometimes the worst is the flooding afterwards, especially when you get intense heat of these crown fires
Now, as the New Mexico monsoon season begins, flooding, debris flows, and mud slides are threatening communities below the burn watersheds.
we may have something to learn from how the Europeans who are embracing this challenge.
Even more geographically concentrated than oil.
natural gas has not been given the attention, geopolitically frankly, in our Department of State as we form our foreign policy.
enforcement is one of the keys to breaking the cycle of violence.