Earlier this year, EEI interim President and CEO Pat Vincent-Collawn congratulated the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Fix Our Forests Act. This month, she issued the following statement urging the Senate to do the same: 

“Catastrophic wildfires are affecting more regions of the country, making it imperative to do more to prevent wildfires before they happen. EEI and our member electric companies applaud Senators John Curtis, John Hickenlooper, Alex Padilla, and Tim Sheehy for introducing the Fix Our Forests Act, which will enhance land management practices and better prepare and protect communities that could be affected by fires. We urge the Senate to pass this important legislation and deliver the Fix Our Forests Act to President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as possible.”