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  "path": "/news/20052026/wildfire-management-prevents-carbon-emissions-and-billions-in-damages/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T09:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
  "tags": [
    "Science",
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  "textContent": "Work to reduce excess flammable vegetation in forests warded off the release of 2.7 million tons of carbon dioxide, averted nearly 60 premature deaths and avoided $2.8 billion in damages in the Western U.S., according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The study, published May 7 in the journal Science, also […]",
  "title": "Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages"
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