Investigation
Policy & Transparency
Suppression Firing
The unmeasured variable in American fire science: what is known, what is not, what it costs us, and what the agencies can do about it now.
Reports & investigations
Original investigations, policy analysis, and data briefs. Every item links to its methodology and, where the record is public, to the primary documents behind it.
62 items
Investigation
Policy & Transparency
The Statutory Void: Federal Wildfire Use, Agency Discretion, and the Limits of Compensation for Affected Landowners
No organic statute authorizes managing wildfire for resource benefit — and when that practice destroys private property, the discretionary function exception closes the courthouse door. A legal history from the Organic Act of 1897 to the Black Fire.
Report
Land Stewardship
Environmentalitis & Catastrophic Wildfires: Unintended Consequences, Part 2 (1996–2025)
Report
Land Stewardship
Environmentalitis & Catastrophic Wildfires: Unintended Consequences, Part 1 (1969–1996)
Report
Policy & Transparency
Rebuilding the Forest Service Part 2: Interview with Phil Aune on Fire, Forests, and Reform
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