According to US President Donald Trump, the fewer trees, the less possibility of a forest fire

The document argues that President Donald Trump's 2018 executive order to increase logging by 31 percent to prevent forest fires is misleading and dangerous. It asserts that large-scale industrial timber harvesting is associated with worse fires in some regions and that the primary drivers of worsening fires are climate change, excessive drought, high winds, and heat. The text claims the policy serves to expand the logging industry rather than address the environmental causes of wildfires.

• President Donald Trump issued an executive order on December 21, 2018, calling for a 31 percent increase in logging compared to 2017 across millions of acres of federal forest lands to curb forest fires.
• Large-scale industrial timber harvesting has been linked to worse forest fires in the Pacific Northwest and Montana, contradicting the claim that cutting trees prevents fires.
• Climate change, specifically excessive drought in California, high winds, and heat, are identified as major factors contributing to the worsening of forest fires.
• Experts and ecologists argue that logging cannot solve the fire problem, particularly in the face of extreme weather, and suggest the policy is a benefit to the timber industry.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). According to US President Donald Trump, the fewer trees, the less possibility of a forest fire. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/trumps-earth-day/

Chicago

Global Witness. According to US President Donald Trump, the fewer trees, the less possibility of a forest fire. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/trumps-earth-day/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Global Witness |title=According to US President Donald Trump, the fewer trees, the less possibility of a forest fire |url=https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/trumps-earth-day/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{globalwitnessndaccording, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{According to US President Donald Trump, the fewer trees, the less possibility of a forest fire}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/trumps-earth-day/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }