Las políticas de Trump retrasan las quemas controladas para la prevención de incendios forestales

Nuevos requisitos federales vinculados a iniciativas de inmigración y diversidad han paralizado las subvenciones para quemas controladas en varios estados, lo que genera preocupación entre los bomberos y gestores de tierras sobre el aumento del riesgo de incendios forestales para esta temporada.

El Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. prometió más de 9 millones de dólares el pasado agosto al Columbia Land Trust en el sur de Washington para realizar quemas controladas durante cinco años. Hasta abril, el grupo no había recibido ninguno de los fondos debido a las nuevas condiciones impuestas a las asociaciones con la agencia. Retrasos similares han afectado a 22 estados y dos tribus a los que se les prometieron 200 millones de dólares a través del Programa de Subvenciones para la Defensa contra Incendios Forestales en la Comunidad.

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