EDITORIAL: Good news, bad news in California battle against wildfires
It sets aside an additional
But -- this is
Ryan was OK with pumping up the military budget to
Go figure.
The wine country fires alone last fall killed 44 people, destroyed nearly 9,000 buildings and homes and cost an estimated
Most of that money will ultimately be paid by the federal government's
This approach begs for a new strategy.
Without predictable money for prevention, the damage will only get worse. Climate change is lengthening the fire season throughout the West. The
It's not just that firefighting will cost more, blazes will do greater damage.
Fires destroy our natural resources, but they also take lives.
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