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What Stops Western States From Intentional Burning As A Way To Prevent Wildfires?

By Eric Westervelt
Published October 27, 2020 at 2:11 PM MDT
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Experts agree the Western U.S. needs to increase intentional burns to head off more catastrophic wildfire seasons. But economic, cultural and institutional barriers are in the way.

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Eric Westervelt
Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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