Trump Takes Steps to Prevent Catastrophic Fires, Including More Logging

Trump Takes Steps to Prevent Catastrophic Fires, Including More Logging
Flames from the Thomas Fire in the hills of Montecito, California, Dec. 11, 2017. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
Michael Bastasch
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President Donald Trump moved forward with policies aimed at preventing catastrophic wildfires while the media breathlessly covered the government funding battle.

Trump issued an executive order on Dec. 21 to allow for active management of forest and rangelands, including thinning and removing debris from millions of acres of federal lands.
Michael Bastasch
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Michael Bastasch is managing editor of The Daily Caller News Foundation.
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