With millions of acres of land burning throughout the American west, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) have introduced the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 (S. 4431). This bi-partisan legislation aims to put in place policies that will help mitigate wildfire damage through proactive approaches.
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