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FACT SHEET: Wildfires and Transmission
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Washington, D.C. — In recent years, wildfires in the United States have become more frequent and severe, with an annual average of 70,000 fires burning 7 million acres since 2000—more than double the acreage burned in the 1990s. As costs associated with wildfires have climbed, the existing policy framework must be updated. 

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