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Chicago’s Haze From Wildfire Smoke Underscores the Need for Better Forest Management

The wildfire crisis that drifted over Chicago this week is human-made, but we can fix America’s forests with better and faster forest management.

Fight Wildfires With Fire (if EPA Allows)

Federal pollution laws create perverse incentives that subject Americans to more hazardous smoke.

The Biden Administration’s Proposed Roadblock to Species Recovery

While many of the proposed changes are minor or technical, the biggest substantive change would undermine incentives for states and private landowners to recover species.

Fix Cottonwood and Increase Forest Restoration

Removing barriers to forest restoration will help eliminate the risk of destruction and benefit the endangered species that live in those ecosystems.

Controlled Burns Can Prevent Smoky Skies. Why Won’t the Federal Government Approve Them?

As long as government policies continue to fan the flames of extreme wildfires, we’ll suffer the consequences.

Fanning the Flames

Smoke-filled skies over the Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA

State and federal policies have deepened California’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Are Conservation Leases the Key to Resolving Competing Demands on Public Lands?

We should create a system of conservation leasing that allows groups to resolve their competing demands over the use of public lands through voluntary negotiation—just as they often do on private lands today.

Opportunities to Fix Forests in the Farm Bill

As Congress spends the summer drafting the forest provisions in the 2023 farm bill, policymakers should remember that confronting the wildfire crisis will take more than just funding.