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Experts worry about economic, ecological impacts as more Utah forests burn

By kpcw.org · August 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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Dispatch Published August 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM MDT Photo courtesy of inter-agency fire officials via InciWeb A firefighter mops up on the southern flank of the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver, Utah, in a photo shared on Saturday, June 28, 2026. The 2026 wildfire season is only halfway through, but it’s already scorched a record 285,000 acres of woodland and forest areas — continuing a trend that brings ‘concerning’ economic and ecological impacts.

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