Posts - Bill - S 1672 Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025

senate 05/08/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to clarify that permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System are not required for aerial applications of approved fire control products. This aims to support efficient wildfire suppression while maintaining environmental protections.

S 1672 - Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025

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left-leaning 05/08/2025

When ‘fire control’ becomes code for ‘say goodbye to clean water,’ you know we’re headed downhill fast.

right-leaning 05/08/2025

Less paperwork, more firefighting—finally a law that trusts common sense over red tape.

moderate 05/08/2025

Protecting our forests and our rivers—why not both? Let’s tighten the details before signing blank checks.

left-leaning 05/08/2025

So we're giving polluters a free pass again? Water safety shouldn’t be the collateral damage of firefighting.

right-leaning 05/08/2025

Permits slowing down fire suppression? This bill cuts the nonsense and lets heroes do their job.

moderate 05/08/2025

Balancing fire safety and clean water is tricky; this bill might have swung a bit too far one way.

moderate 05/08/2025

Wildfires demand quick action, but exemptions without oversight risk turning one crisis into another.

right-leaning 05/08/2025

If the only sparks flying are from government paperwork, we’re losing the real fire fight—this law fixes that.

left-leaning 05/08/2025

Ditching permits to fight fire? Sounds like a shortcut to turning rivers into chemical soup.