Wyden, Bennet and Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation to Combat Intensifying Wildfires and Drought Across the American West
March 02, 2023
March 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Michael Bennet, D- Colo., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., today introduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60 billion investment in the nation's forests to reduce wildfire risk, restore watersheds and protect communities.
"Major investment is urgently needed to protect Western forests and watersheds from increasingly dangerous wi . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Michael Bennet, D- Colo., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., today introduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60 billion investment in the nation's forests to reduce wildfire risk, restore watersheds and protect communities.
"Major investment is urgently needed to protect Western forests and watersheds from increasingly dangerous wi . . .