#environmental-oversight

#environmental-oversight

The Fix Our Forests Act isn't about environmental safety; rather, it is a blatant attempt at expanding the logging industry under the cover of wildfire prevention. Congress is rushing to pass a bill that dramatically expands backcountry logging while weakening environmental review and public input, allowing projects up to 15 square miles to bypass the National Environmental Policy Act. Decades of research shows that logging can actually increase fire severity by leaving behind flammable debris and drying forest microclimates.