Les politiques de Trump retardent les brûlages dirigés pour la prévention des incendies

De nouvelles exigences fédérales liées aux initiatives en matière d'immigration et de diversité ont bloqué des subventions destinées aux brûlages dirigés dans plusieurs États, suscitant des inquiétudes chez les pompiers et les gestionnaires de terres quant aux risques accrus d'incendies pour cette saison.

Le Service forestier des États-Unis avait promis plus de 9 millions de dollars en août dernier au Columbia Land Trust dans le sud de l'État de Washington pour des brûlages dirigés sur cinq ans. En avril, le groupe n'avait reçu aucun fonds en raison de nouvelles conditions imposées aux partenariats avec l'agence. Des retards similaires ont affecté 22 États et deux tribus à qui 200 millions de dollars avaient été promis dans le cadre du programme de subventions pour la défense communautaire contre les incendies de forêt (Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program).

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