The Complex Dynamics of Wildfire Management in Trump 2.0: Institutional Resilience and Environmental Justice in an Era of Federal Opposition
By Habib Al-Badawi Introduction: The Convergence of Environmental Crisis and Political Polarization The landscape of wildfire management in the United States stands at a critical juncture, where environmental imperatives collide with unprecedented political polarization. As articulated by Badawi (2025), the potential return of Trump administration policies presents fundamental challenges to established federal-state relationships in environmental …