This bill will worsen wildfires and undermine protections for our forests and endangered species

What's At Stake

Congress is considering a bill that would undermine forests and endangered species protections, harm our drinking water, and worsen deadly wildfires.  

Earlier this year, both the House and Senate introduced the so-called Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA). What seems like a bill that will protect communities from wildfires is, in reality, a Trojan horse attack that weakens environmental protections, exposes our forests to clear-cut logging, stifles the public’s voice, and perversely diverts resources that could be used for wildfire defense away from the communities that need them the most. On top of all that, it could further roll back crucial environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

This is just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to harm our forests. Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order that seeks to massively ramp up logging across federal forests. In many ways, Fix Our Forests Act mirrors the executive order President Trump signed. More recently, the administration announced plans to rescind the Roadless Rule, a bedrock conservation policy that had protected over 58 million acres from clear-cutting and development. And let’s not forget the big, ugly bill, which includes mandating increased logging for public lands, causing irreparable harm to our climate and increasing the likelihood of devastating fires. 

We need your help to defeat this legislation. Contact your members of Congress and tell them to oppose the Fix Our Forests Act.  

At a time when our forests face deadlier wildfires and endangered species are facing a biodiversity crisis, further weakening environmental laws and regulations like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Roadless Rule is not the answer.  

We can’t allow Congress to politicize wildfires and ram through a bill that would only increase the profits of logging companies. This cynical, industry-driven bill would not provide impacted communities with the proven tools and techniques to keep themselves safe. Tell your members of Congress to oppose the Fix Our Forests Act.