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Kirk Siegler

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  • caption: This summer's Carr Fire destroyed more than a thousand homes, largely on the western edge of Redding, California.

    Will More Logging Save Western Forests From Wildfires?

    The Trump Administration has called for more logging of western forests to reduce wildfire risks. But people on the ground in the west say the solution is thinning and forest restoration, not logging.
  • caption: One of the many abandoned homes outside Ogallala, Neb.

    Rural America Faces A Crisis In 'Adequate Housing'

    Small towns have their own version of the housing crisis: not enough homes being built, plus a lack of move-in ready homes. Local leaders say it's hard to expand the tax base without more homes.