Wildfire bill to ease path for controlled burns passes Senate
The bipartisan measure would require EPA rule changes and create a grant program for wildfire smoke hazards in schools and other community buildings.
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Senate Unanimously Passes Padilla Bill to Ease Prescribed Fire Rules
The Senate unanimously passed Sen. Alex Padilla’s Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026, a bipartisan measure meant to make prescribed burns easier for states without wrecking their air-quality scores. The California Democrat said the bill now goes to the House. It grew out of talks with colleagues from Utah and Oregon and cleared the Environment and Public Works Committee without dissent, with help from Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito and R…
Wildfire bill to ease path for controlled burns passes Senate
The Senate passed legislation that would amend the Clean Air Act to ensure states would not be penalized for conducting prescribed burns intended to prevent larger, uncontrolled wildfires by unanimous consent on Tuesday. Under current law, states are required to meet air quality standards for particulate matter pollution. Controlled burns can increase this pollution, and while […]
Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act - Taxpayers for Common Sense
On September 29, the Senate unanimously passed the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045), a bipartisan bill to encourage the use of prescribed fire by reducing regulatory burdens under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Wildfires are burning hotter and more frequently than ever. Yet one of the best tools to prevent them, prescribed and
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