Vermonters are weighing the impacts of a federal bill — the Fix Our Forest Act — that would dramatically change environmental review processes and bring a big shift in the government’s approach to forest management. Proponents of the bill, including foresters and loggers, say that this bill will streamline projects in fire-prone areas and protect forests from wildfire and disasters. Critics of the proposal, including some environmental lawyers and conservationists, say it could defang key environmental oversight laws. …The bill comes after President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the environmentalist community in Vermont by declaring wildfires a national emergency and issuing executive orders directing a 25% increase in timber production on public lands. The Fix Our Forest Act passed the U.S. House, and goes before the U.S. Senate for a vote. …A key feature of the bill would more than triple the acreage cap for projects receiving so-called categorical exclusions, from up to 3,000 acres to 10,000 acres.