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Hal Bernton

Environment, Energy and Transportation

A giant Oregon wildfire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change

Roman Battaglia, Hal Bernton

To help counter their greenhouse gas pollution, Microsoft and other companies invested millions in a project to store more carbon in Southern Oregon trees. The 2021 Bootleg Fire upended that plan.