Luján, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Remove Wildfire Fuel From New Mexico’s Forests

Luján, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Remove Wildfire Fuel From New Mexico’s Forests

U.S. SENATE News:  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass—material left behind from forest thinning operations meant to prevent wildfires—that, if left in place, actually increases wildfire risk. When forests are m…

NM U.S. Sen. Luján’s bill seeks to boost removal of wood piles from forests to reduce wildfire risk

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and a bipartisan group of senators are hoping legislation they introduced will spur more companies and nonprofit organizations to transport piles of “woody biomass” from forests, thereby reducing wildfire risk and supporting local economies. (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) is among a bipartisan group of senators seeking to increase funding and support for the removal of biomass from fo…