Forest policy

A federal rule prohibited cutting trees larger than 21 inches in diameter for more than two decades on millions of forested acres in Oregon and Washington. That changed in the final days of the Trump administration.

In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation by CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.