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Lyle Laverty talked about the Interior Department’s decision to five polar bears a listing of “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, the current plight of polar bears and reasons for…

Officials testified about efforts to manage U.S. forest lands, maintain public safety, and prevent damaging forest fires. Among the issues they addressed were recent forest fires, federal re…

Lyle Laverty of the U.S. Forest Service and James Hubbard of the Colorado State Forest Service talked about the proposed national fire plan and how fire-fighting efforts would be coordinated…

Officials testified about the development of a national forest fire plan and the allocation of funds for the plan. Among the issues addressed were the devastation of the previous summer’s fi…

Witnesses testified about federal efforts to control wildfires in the West and South. Among the issues they addressed were on-going efforts to fight fires, different methods available to fig…