WILDFIRES
Dems resist calls for more forest management reforms
Key Senate Democrats are rejecting Republican calls to enact additional forest management reforms in response to the wildfires consuming swaths of the West.
Geof Koss
Reporter
Geof covers Congress for Greenwire and E&E Daily. He's written about energy and environmental policy in Washington, D.C., since 2002, including eight years at Roll Call and five at Inside Washington Publishers. He is a graduate of Villanova University and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder. A Maryland native, Geof has also worked for newspapers in Colorado and Oregon.
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