Colorado’s Joe Neguse reintroduces wildfire mitigation reform package in Congress, this time in the era of Trump cuts

Colorado’s Joe Neguse reintroduces wildfire mitigation reform package in Congress, this time in the era of Trump cuts

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is bringing back a legislative package aimed at updating the country’s wildfire mitigation strategies, with a focus on bridging gaps at the federal, state and local levels. The package consists of bills that Neguse, a Democrat representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, initially introduced last fall but never advanced out of the House.  While the bills have already secured some bipartisan support in Congress, Neguse…