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.
Paul Tonko: “The United States burns twice as many acres as three decades ago, and Forest Service scientists believe the acreage…”
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Tonko cites a Forest Service report on increasing wildfire acreage.
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