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Old-growth forests, like the giant sequoias, are a secret climate weapon

By Benji Backer

Published May 30, 2023 10:00am ET

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Old-growth forests, like the giant sequoias, are a secret climate weapon — In this photo provided by the National Park Service, a firefighter clears loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., in July 2022. The U.S. Forest Service is taking emergency action to speed up approval of projects to clear underbrush in giant sequoia groves to save the world's largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfire. | (Garrett Dickman/NPS via AP, File)

In celebration of Arbor Day this year, bipartisan leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), reintroduced legislation to manage and protect California’s giant sequoia groves. The legislation passed out of committee by voice vote earlier this month and is expected to come to the House floor for a vote soon.

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