SALT LAKE CITY — Insisting that logging could have cleaned up dead, bug-infested trees that are fueling a Utah wildfire, a Republican state lawmaker blamed federal mismanagement and lawsuits by “tree hugger” environmentalists for the blaze that has burned 13 homes and forced the evacuation of 1,500 people. A conservation group called that contention “shameful” and misleading, saying it fails to take into account climate change and drought. In addition, a U.S.
Utah Officials Blame Lack Of Logging For Major Wildfire
BRADY McCOMBS, Associated Press, The Columbian
Tue, 06/27/2017 - 5:21pm
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