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The Jennings Creek wildfire burned over 5,000 acres across New York and New Jersey and took 14 days to contain. Photos: Chris Johnson; dmytrogilitukha via Canva. | Illustration: Leor Stylar
New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.
Michael Jenkins, a Wall Street mogul, has directly given tens of thousands to Bronx-based candidates for congress, state legislature and city council since 2020. Photo via Flickr, Wagner T. Cassimiro + NY Focus illustration
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