Letter: Forests are Trump’s responsibility
I would like to address just one issue raised in the debate between the presidential candidates. Approximately 60% of the forest land in California is under federal control via either the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, as is most of the forest that has burned. This percentage is even larger in many other western states, like Utah, where fires have also been destructive.Both of these agencies are part of the executive branch of our government. President Donald Trump’s
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