The United States Forest Service, now battling one of the worst fire seasons in history, "misplaced" about $215 million intended for wildfire management because of an accounting error, a watchdog group contends. The Forest Service says the money is being recovered. Taxpayers for Common Sense, an advocacy group based in Washington, made public on Friday an internal memorandum from the Forest Service chief, Dale Bosworth, that said the error, made nearly two years ago, had been discovered as the agency tried to improve its accounting practices. The Forest Service expects to spend a record $1.5 billion this year to fight...
