The Fix Our Forests Act, co-sponsored by a Republican receiving substantial donations from the logging industry, makes it easier to bypass environmental review on federal lands.

As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

As wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) claimed that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) opted out of an opportunity to legislate federal protections to prevent them.

House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman said the Los Angeles disaster highlights the urgency of his forest management bill.

The Fix Our Forests Act is just one piece of legislation expected to be introduced in response to the California wildfires.

A bill to speed forest-thinning on federal lands is poised to pass the House later this week. Another forest-related bill passed easily Tuesday.

California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state's $2.5 billion wildfire recovery bill during a simple procedural vote. Meanwhile in Washington,

USFS H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act Meeting on Tuesday in the U.S. House January 19, 2025 - The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) reports on January 16, House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) and Representative Scott Peters (D-CA-50) announced the reintroduction of the Fix Our Forests Act,

Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.

Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). Westerman sponsored the ... President Trump, a longtime critic of how California manages its land, plans to visit the devastated area on Friday.

Harder helped introduce the Fix Our Forests Act with House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and a bipartisan coalition of more than 50 Members. Watch Harder’s speech on the House floor celebrating passage of this legislation here. Source: Congressman Josh Harder

Los Angeles is set for a reprieve from the winds that have hampered the fight to contain the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire and other blazes. Follow live updates.