03/03/2015
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"I look at this and say we must prevent the practice of fire borrowing and prioritize funding for treatment activities to reduce future wildlife suppression costs."
"overall proposed carbon regulations result in a predicted decline in the State's combined coal and natural gas revenues of between 36 percent and 46 percent by 2030."
"So in your view if we do nothing, what are the consequences of, you know, what is happening with fires then?"
"I am concerned with the ever increasing need to fire borrow money from fire prevention activities in the declining health of our national forests."