POLITICSJun 12 · 04:01 UTCNPR NEWSKirk Siegler

President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn

President Trump is attempting to reduce the U.S. Forest Service and remove wildfire and smoke research funding as the American West faces a potentially severe summer fire season.

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