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Mike Lee: “The reason these fires have become so severe and so frequent in the West is because of unwise forest management…”

On the recordJune 7, 2023
The reason these fires have become so severe and so frequent in the West is because of unwise forest management practices on land that is owned and controlled by the Federal Government.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee attributes severe wildfires in the West to poor federal forest management.

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