Oregon Legislature considers four wildfire bills, as Gov. Brown calls for $200M
"It's essentially about bolstering an obsolescent philosophy of attacking all fires at all times and places at any cost,” Ingalsbee said. “Oregonians cannot afford to throw more good money after bad on capital-intensive 'heavy metal' suppression tools like large airtankers and bulldozers that are becoming more ineffective with climate change.”
Native Solutions to Big Fires
Cultural burning practices are working to reduce wildfires in northern Australia. Can they work in California, too?