Kurt Miller, opinion contributor: "The bipartisan wildfire bill is ready. Oregon's US senators should help pass it."
The commentary argues that the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, which would expand hazardous tree removal authority on federal land, is a critical wildfire prevention measure that Oregon's senators should support. It contends that the alternative Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act fails to address the federal permitting bottleneck that exacerbates wildfire risk in Western forests.