A bill that would prevent controlled burns and other efforts to mitigate wildfires from contributing to state emission limits passed the House in a 220-198 vote.
Known as the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act, the bill (H.R. 6387) amends the Clean Air Act and requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to provide for more exceptions to air quality standards for states.
The bill is a part of a suite of changes lawmakers are pitching to loosen restrictions in the federal permitting process. Permitting reform has bipartisan support as lawmakers see a need to get ...