Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy argued that firefighters, not land agencies, will decide when allowing a wildfire to burn is appropriate.
Heather Richards is a Reporter at E&E. She covers offshore energy, including oil, natural gas, and wind, as well as drilling on public lands, drawing from her previous experience reporting on energy and the environment at The Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as T&D World, Scientific American, and POLITICO.












