Daines wants a change in forest management to reduce fires

In a teletownhall held Wednesday night by phone and live-stream on Facebook, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., blamed what he called "radical environmental groups" for blocking forest management projects that could reduce the frequency and severity of wildfires.

"It's time to not allow these radical environmental groups and D.C. bureaucrats to be in charge anymore and let Montanans move forward with healthy forest management initiatives," Daines said.

The teletownhall, which Daines said hundreds of thousands of Montanans took part in, came as wildfires fueled by dry conditions have torched la...