Trump’s new conditions on DEI, immigration could cut off states’ wildfire funding
Two firefighters mopping up flames on the Swawilla Fire last year. Across the country, state officials say they’ve lost access to Forest Service grants to protect communities from wildfire, following a federal update to terms and conditions seeking to force agency partners to pledge compliance with President Donald Trump’s views on immigration, gender and DEI programs.
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A new effort to force states to affirm the Trump administration’s views on DEI, transgender athletes and immigration when signing contracts with the U.S. Forest Service is threatening millions of dollars in wildfire grant funding and fire reduction projects on federal lands.
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