The Trump administration is working to reduce the U.S. Forest Service and cut wildfire and smoke research programs at a time when western states are preparing for what could be an intense summer fire season.
The proposed changes would eliminate research that helps develop tools like wildfire and smoke tracking maps available on the federal government’s fire.airnow.gov website, which rely on data from U.S. Forest Service-funded studies.
The timing of these potential cuts coincides with forecasts suggesting the American West could face significant wildfire activity in the coming months.
