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Prescribed Burns NPR's Howard Berkes reports on problems with the National Park Service's prescribed burning program. The recent fire at Los Alamos has led the Interior Department to place an indefinite moratorium on controlled burns by the National Park Service while the agency's practices are investigated.

Prescribed Burns

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Prescribed Burns

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NPR's Howard Berkes reports on problems with the National Park Service's prescribed burning program. The recent fire at Los Alamos has led the Interior Department to place an indefinite moratorium on controlled burns by the National Park Service while the agency's practices are investigated.