US Politics
Ideological Litmus Tests Endanger Forests and Federalism: The Weaponization of Wildfire Funding
The Trump administration is tying wildfire grant funding and critical forest management projects to ideological compliance with its views on DEI, transgender athletes, and immigration, forcing states to choose between state law and vital resources. This is a reckless and politically-driven attack on essential governance that directly endangers communities, public lands, and the very fabric of cooperative federalism for the sake of a culture war.
