Políticas de Trump atrasam queimadas controladas para prevenção de incêndios florestais

Novas exigências federais ligadas a iniciativas de imigração e diversidade paralisaram subsídios para queimadas controladas em vários estados, gerando preocupação entre bombeiros e gestores de terras sobre o aumento dos riscos de incêndios florestais nesta temporada.

O Serviço Florestal dos EUA prometeu mais de US$ 9 milhões em agosto passado ao Columbia Land Trust no sul de Washington para queimadas controladas ao longo de cinco anos. Até abril, o grupo não havia recebido nenhum dos fundos devido a novas condições para parcerias com a agência. Atrasos semelhantes afetaram 22 estados e duas tribos aos quais foram prometidos US$ 200 milhões por meio do Programa de Subsídio de Defesa contra Incêndios Florestais da Comunidade.

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