Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico down 53% since Trump took office

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By EHN CuratorsNov 6, 2025, 11:59 am46 pts
A new analysis by a wildland firefighter advocacy group finds that wildfire mitigation in New Mexico, including prescribed burns and forest thinning, has plunged by more than half since Donald Trump took office, raising alarms amid an already severe backlog in forest management and a predicted dry winter.

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