US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet civilization
By MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. As climate change heats up and dries out the West, administration officials said they have