NRECA Urges Quick Action on Bill to Combat Wildfire Risks on Public Lands

The Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan bill that would speed up the permitting process for projects on public lands that protect the electric grid from wildfires, awaits approval from the Senate. In an October 13 letter, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson joined other utility industry leaders in urging lawmakers to pass the bill before the current Congress ends, emphasizing the importance of proactively addressing wildfire risks to the grid as electricity demand grows.

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