Environmentalists and scientists say that mountain trees dying off from the pine beetle don't need special treatment that Congress is proposing to avoid wildfire.Instead, they say the focus should be on mitigating damage to mountain communities. Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Seigler reports.
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