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Voices: I’m an environmental scientist. Utah must learn from the devastation of the recent LA wildfires.

Wildfire risk is not going away, and waiting until disaster strikes is a losing strategy.

(Philip Cheung | The New York Times) Firefighters work to put out the wildfire in a residential area during the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Cars clogged scenic Sunset Boulevard and headed away from the Palisades, a seaside neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles.