Sierra Club Statement on February Wildfires
March 02, 2024
March 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on March 1, 2024:
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A winter wildfire in the Texas panhandle has grown into the largest blaze in the state's history.
The Smokehouse Creek fire has grown to more than 1,700 square miles in Texas and Oklahoma, with the vast majority burning in the Lone Star State. Firefighters have had limited success bringing the wildfire under control, which has claimed the life of one person and bur . . .
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A winter wildfire in the Texas panhandle has grown into the largest blaze in the state's history.
The Smokehouse Creek fire has grown to more than 1,700 square miles in Texas and Oklahoma, with the vast majority burning in the Lone Star State. Firefighters have had limited success bringing the wildfire under control, which has claimed the life of one person and bur . . .