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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers, including Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-01), is urging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to address staff shortages at national parks and refrain from further workforce reductions, citing impacts on visitor safety, park operations and economies of neighboring “gateway” communities.

The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday — introduced by US Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaiʻi and John Barrasso of Wyoming to designate May as “National Wildfire Preparedness Month.” The resolution aims to increase public awareness and preparedness in response to the increasing scale, complexity, and severity of wildfires across the country. In August […]