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Paul Tonko: The United States burns twice as many acres as three decades ago, and Forest Service scientists believe the acreage…

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
The United States burns twice as many acres as three decades ago, and Forest Service scientists believe the acreage burned may double again by midcentury.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko cites a Forest Service report on increasing wildfire acreage.

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