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Exploding California Wildfires Rekindle Debate Over Whether to Snuff Out Blazes in Wilderness Areas or Let Them Burn

A U.S. Forest Service directive to put out fires in remote, roadless California forests has angered foresters and firefighters, who say doing so will put lives at risk and fuel worse fires in the future.

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

Firefighters try to get control of the scene as the Dixie fire burns dozens of homes in the Indian Falls neighborhood of unincorporated Plumas County, California on July 24, 2021. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Study: Gas Drilling Fells 1,000 Trees in W. Va. Forest

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Pro Publica

Battle in Pacific Northwest over 800-Mile Route to Canada's Oil Sands Heats Up

By Stacy Feldman

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