๐บ๐ธ ENVIRONMENTALISTS SUED TO SAVE THE FORESTSโFROM BEING SAVEDโฆ
In 2007, the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Forest Service to block Categorical Exclusions (CE) for controlled burns under NEPA, claiming the process needed a 3.5-year EIS review.
Because, obviously, bureaucracy is better than wildfire prevention.
Controlled burns are essential to reducing fire risks.
Fast forward: the John Muir Project in 2018 and the Center for Biological Diversity in 2021 pulled the same stunts, halting critical fuel reduction plans.
Even Trump discussed the auspicious effect of cleaning the brush off the forest.
For some reason, Newsom seems to choose to ignore itโฆ