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Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention

By Zach Altman | August 31, 2021

As western states contend with increasingly catastrophic wildfires, some are looking to the Southeastern U.S., where prescribed fire is widespread thanks to policies put in place decades ago. From 1998 to 2018, 70% of all controlled burning in the country was in the Southeast.

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