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Trump shakes up forest management ahead of a potentially destructive wildfire season

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT
A Broward County Sheriff's police car blocks the entrance to a park as a wildlife burns in Broward County, Fla., Monday, May 11, 2026. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Marta Lavandier/AP
A Broward County Sheriff's police car blocks the entrance to a park as a wildlife burns in Broward County, Fla., Monday, May 11, 2026. (Marta Lavandier/AP)

The Trump administration is shaking up how the federal government manages wildfires ahead of what could be a historically destructive fire season.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Mountain West News Bureau reporter Murphy Woodhouse about what the changes are and why they matter.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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