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Echo Trail Fire Delayed by Government Efficiency | Duluth News
A $10 million fire prevention plan for the Echo Trail near Ely, Minnesota, was delayed last year by a government efficiency initiative tied to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — stalling critical fuel-reduction work that could have prevented the current Sioux Fire. Approved under the Biden administration, the project aimed to clear dead trees and create fuel breaks using mechanical treatments and prescribed burns, but bureaucratic back-and-forth over timber industry impacts halted progress. Now, as flames rage and evacuations are underway, local contractors scramble to respond…
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