Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead

from Morning Edition · host Lauren Sommer

Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.

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