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Is ‘Fix Our Forest Act’ a fix or a free pass for loggers?
Demonstrators gather outside the offices of U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, in Burlington on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
March 19, 2026
Sen. Peter Welch is now behind the measure, along with loggers and wildfire preventionists.
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