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Arson-for-profit fires sweep U S forests amid weak laws
The article reports arson as a lucrative industry in U S forests, with 80 to 90 percent of fires in some districts linked to arson-for-profit motives. It cites figures on federal firefighting costs, legal cases, and loopholes that ease salvage logging after fires, highlighting experts’ warnings and regulatory pushback.
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Allen Polk
U.S. Forest Service
California
Karen Terrill
State Forestry Department
U.S
Charles Stevens
Stevens
Trinity
Shasta
Ernest Earl Ellison
Ellison
Patrick Lyng
Forest Service
Mount Shasta
Clinton
Tuly
Thomas Coffin
Portland
Ore
Sierra Club
Warner Creek
Eugene
Charlie Ogle
Oregon