The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the House and heading to the Senate, prioritizes logging interests over proven community protections like defensible space and emergency planning.
It bypasses critical environmental laws and restricts scientific input and public engagement, potentially harming the environment and endangered species.
This bill, claiming to reduce wildfires, may worsen them by allowing profit-driven decisions that lead to more clear-cutting, which has been proved to exacerbate wildfires.
Unlike the scientifically based Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act, FOFA focuses on federal lands and forests, while the LA fires originated on private lands and are chaparral/urban fires exacerbated by climate change-induced drought.
Please contact Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and urge them to vote against this dangerous legislation.
Louise van Vonno
Durango
