"America's Wildfire Woes: A Growing Threat to the Nation's Forests As the US enters a new fire season, alarming trends are emerging: millions of acres of overgrown forests are now at a heightened risk of catastrophic wildfires. A disturbing shift in forest management under the previous administration has left these areas vulnerable to devastating blazes. According to recent data, the Trump administration saw a drastic decline in efforts to reduce flammable vegetation, with over a million acres less treated than in previous years. Experts warn that this lack of proactive management could have disastrous consequences, putting communities, wildlife, and the environment at risk of unprecedented damage."
Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
