A timber industry group alleges the fire has been made worse because a lawsuit delayed planned fuel reduction projects. (Inciweb/Contributed)Environmental group denies lawsuit delayed forest treatmentsA timber industry group alleges the Grasshopper Fire in Oregon is burning through forests slated for hazardous fuels reduction that was delayed by environmental litigation. But the environmental organization responsible for the lawsuit claims it hasn’t actually impended forest treatments in the wildfire area. Hood identified as a high priority for resilience treatments in 2022, which were held up by a lawsuit filed by the Oregon Wild nonprofit the following year. The Forest Service did not respond to a request for comment about the situation as of press time.