The décor in the 747 lounge is a vaguely horrible memory, but burnt-orange sectional sofas weren’t the only aesthetic transgression to come out of Seattle during that era. There was the 747SP. This short-body, long-range version of the 747 was as economical as it was elegant (that is...
In 2024, the USDA Secretary announced plans to invest $500 million in the Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy. That will help shoulder the costs of fire camps, air tankers, helicopters, contract crews and more. It will also help them recruit and retain crews by increasing their pay. ...
"There are hundreds of Paradise communities out there" "Post World War ll we not only had a culture to suppress fires, but we had new technology for it," said Bailey, noting that the Interior Department established a well-organized system of lookout towers, air tankers, and trucks. ...
Second, many PASAs encompass social values beyond efficiency, especially equity. Of course, some policy analysis also has this dual goal focus. Ideally, the selected measure of social efficiency in a PASA is reasonably comprehensive, although there are always trade-offs between comprehensiveness and ...