House subcommittee urges Senate to pass Fix Our Forests Act to protect Western water and power Witnesses from utilities and water agencies told a House Natural Resources subcommittee that federal forests left dense by decades of fire suppression threaten water supplies and electric reliability and urged Congress to pass the House-passed Fix Our Forests Act to speed treatments, fund staffing, and grant targeted authorities such as categorical exclusions and improved post‑fire recovery.

Congressional action is urgently needed to address the dangerous state of our federal forests, which threaten the reliability of our water and power supplies.

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