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On the recordMarch 19, 2024
We held a hearing warning about wildfire risk and this month the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas, the state's largest fire ever, burned more than 1.2 million acres.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse links recent wildfires in Texas to prior warnings about climate risks.

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