Gideon Resnick
speaker
5,131 appearances
66 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 3d ago
Gideon Resnick’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He's been investigating how federal policy changes have impacted this fire season.
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He worked with journalists from news outlets, including CalMatters, the Colorado Sun, the Nevada Independent, and more.
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They spoke with federal and state officials, former leaders of the Forest Service, and firefighters, and they found that this full suppression tactic presents some issues.
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One being the US government simply doesn't have enough resources to fully fight each and every fire.
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Schultz has said that the service would consider a lot of factors when approaching fires, including topography and firefighter safety.
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Still, at least one firefighting veteran told Cheney that federal agencies would need tens of thousands more firefighters to handle a wider suppression tactic.
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And there have been questions as to whether the approach makes sense.
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For one, most wildfires go out on their own, and the vast majority don't grow to be very big.
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And public land managers have pointed out that science shows occasional fires help the ecosystem.
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The Trump administration is not the first to try this full suppression approach.
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The US has gone back and forth on this policy over the last century or so, which has allowed more debris to collect in our forests and potentially fuel future fires.
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Adding to that factor, the forests are full of many other hazards.
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Beyond embracing full suppression, the Trump administration has reorganized the federal agencies responsible for responding to fires.
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The government is now studying what it would look like to consolidate all these resources under this new US Wildland Fire Service, with results expected next year.
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Here are a few other stories we're following today.
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned on Monday after months of reported clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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One of his main issues was the ousting of a number of Army leaders at Hegseth's direction, including General Randy George, who had been the Army Chief of Staff.
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Some Republicans, according to the Wall Street Journal, have pushed back on Hegest's preferred replacement, which would need Senate confirmation.
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A White House spokesperson praised Driscoll in a statement and said the army is more powerful than ever, thanks in part to his work.
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A man was convicted in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur almost thirty years after his death.
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