WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for providing critical support (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/421d55e) to Tahoe Forest Products, LLC. This Northern Nevada-based business processes salvaged timber from forests in the Tahoe Basin, supporting wildfire fuel reduction efforts. The USDA is providing Tahoe Forest Products with two $25 million loans to expand its processing capabilities.
Over the past 20 years, wildfires have burned 8.8 million (https://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/64aef08deef0478ba281844a6d570897) acres in the s...