President Donald Trump’s plan to revamp the federal response to wildfire fell short of expectations about reorganizing agencies without help from Congress.
But the executive order Trump signed Wednesday still faces political headwinds.
Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley called the president’s order “hasty” and “poorly planned” as wildfire season begins.
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Forest Service retirees, among others, are organizing around opposition to the idea of lessening the service’s role in wildfire suppression. But supporters of the effort say it could help the government better organize around fighting fires and appears to avoid confronting Congress about a wholesale reshuffling of agencies.
