WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 020614

United States

(1) The Department of Agriculture announced that it would spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states
US government to spend $30M on forest restoration

(2) The Secretary of Agriculture warned of the impact climate change is having on beetle infestations that have turned 45 million acres of timber into wildfire kindling
USDA chief: Climate change already hurting farmers

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