❌

Reading view

Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires

The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent.

Β© Brittany Peterson/Associated Press

David Needham, a U.S. Forest Service ranger, monitored a prescribed burn, which is intended to clear out vegetation that could feed a wildfire, in Colorado in 2022.

Why Coal Has Been So Hard to Quit in the U.S.

What the economics of coal-rich states like Wyoming tells us about the transition away from the dirtiest fossil fuel.

Β© Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times

A coal-fired plant in Glenrock, Wyo.
❌