Trump says California’s mismanagement of forests and water is to blame for wildfires. Here’s the reality.
As more than 60 square miles Los Angeles violently burned earlier this month, then-President Elect Donald Trump placed blame on a fish. Trump falsely implied in a Truth Social post that Los Angeles lacked the water to put out the fires because Gov.
Trump Targets California Water Policy as He Prepares to Tour LA Fire Damage
President Donald Trump is criticizing California water policy as he prepares to tour wildfire damage in Los Angeles
Trump says a ‘valve’ can solve California’s water woes. Experts say it’s not true.
It’s one of California’s thorniest problems. The nation’s most populous state is full of sprawling cities, vast farmland, rich ecosystems — and it must decide how to divide scarce water resources among them.
Trump Says California Failed to Send Water to L.A. to Fight Fires, but Experts Say He’s Wrong
President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.
Trump says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
Trump repeated false claims that the state's fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
Congress advances wildfire reduction bill as CA blocks wildfire prevention funding
California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state’s $2.5 ...
Trump and Newsom’s tangled history over forest fires
Set aside for a moment the fact that the link between any mismanaged state forests and the Los Angeles fires is tenuous; the ...
California Fires: Progress made on Hughes Fire in Castaic, maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem
When the Palisades Fire started near a hiking trail in Los Angeles on January 7—quickly spreading to more than 200 acres in ...
California fires live updates: Newsom signs $2.5 billion relief package for LA
Red flag fire warnings remain in place for Los Angeles County and much of Southern California. Inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center, in Castaic south of the fire, are being moved out of the jail ...
Trump to visit California after ripping 'idiot' Newsom on wildfire; critics bash crime, homelessness, spending
President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating ...
Trump heads to LA, poised to see fire damage firsthand
This isn’t the first time Trump has come to survey a fire-ravaged California. He was critical of the state then, as he is now ...
California Wildfires: Winds are subsiding. The next worry: Rain on burned ground.
The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego ...
US Lawmakers Advance Forest Management Bill As Fires Scorch LA
Legislation to reduce the impact of increasingly devastating forest fires on US federal land passed the House of ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, maps, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los ...
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California wildfires give forest bills a push in the House
A bill to speed forest-thinning on federal lands is poised to pass the House later this week. Another forest-related bill ...
New fire erupts in Southern California as thousands remain under evacuation from fast-moving Hughes Fire
The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday ...