California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday in a bid to remove red tape blocking funding for wildfire relief efforts.
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CaliforniaGov.GavinNewsomdeclaredastateofemergencyonSaturdayinabidtofast-trackwildfirepreventionprojects.
NewsomannouncedthemoveafterPresidentDonaldTrumpblastedthegovernor’shandlingofpreviouswildfiredisasters.Theordersuspendscertainenvironmentalregulationsthatwouldhavedelayedforestmanagementprojectsandotherwildfirepreventionmeasures.
“ThisyearhasalreadyseensomeofthemostdestructivewildfiresinCaliforniahistory,andwe’reonlyinMarch.Buildingonunprecedentedworkcuttingredtapeandmakinghistoricinvestments–we’retakingactionwithastateofemergencytofast-trackcriticalwildfireprojectsevenmore,”Newsomsaidinastatement.
“Thesearetheforestmanagementprojectsweneedtoprotectourcommunitiesmostvulnerabletowildfire,andwe’regoingtogetthemdone,”headded.
NEWSOMCALLSTRUMP’SCLAIMS‘PUREFICTION’AFTERHEPOINTEDFINGEROVERCALIFORNIAFIRETRAG
