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Re:California's Dixie Fire Is Now the 2nd Largest in State H... by jdavis703 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:05PM (#28111704)
Most of California’s forests are managed by the Interior Department. Why wasn’t federal forest policy changed if the last administration believed that was the primary cause of fires?
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Re:California's Dixie Fire Is Now the 2nd Largest in State H... by bthazos on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:33PM (#28111843)
Maybe the areas affected don't actually benefit anyone in power? Probably not enough graft coming out of the timber industry.
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Re:California's Dixie Fire Is Now the 2nd Largest in State H... by pasttense01 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @10:16PM (#28112077)
I think Interior tends to defer to state and local interests rather than following national policies.
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Re:California's Dixie Fire Is Now the 2nd Largest in State H... by mikeryan on Sunday August 08, 2021 @10:19PM (#28112095)
That’s not how it works. This is, literally, land owned and managed by the federal government. It’s on them to manage it.
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