By South SFV Today |
Sep 12, 2024
The most effective tool to combat devastating wildfires may be the pen. Writing effective legislation will be key to slowing and even reversing the growth in destructive conflagrations throughout the Western U.S. To better prepare policymakers for this challenge, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment recently hosted a first-of-its-kind two-day “boot camp” in which congressional staffers received a crash course from experts in climate, forestry, fire science, utilities, insurance, and other wildfire-related topics.