Unfortunately, as long as voters reward virtue signaling, rather than effective wildfire prevention policies, the state will continue to go up in flames.
The state and local governments’ responsibility for the failures that led to the cataclysmic Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 will eventually be determined.
But even at this juncture, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his legislative majority cannot escape their responsibility for their budget priorities that have funded a misguided effort to slow climate change, rather than mitigate its consequences, like the increasing risk of wildfires in the state.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Newsom’s misguided climate priorities endanger Californians
Daniel Kolkey
Unfortunately, as long as voters reward virtue signaling, rather than effective wildfire prevention policies, the state will continue to go up in flames.
The state and local governments’ responsibility for the failures that led to the cataclysmic Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 will eventually be determined.
But even at this juncture, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his legislative majority cannot escape their responsibility for their budget priorities that have funded a misguided effort to slow climate change, rather than mitigate its consequences, like the increasing risk of wildfires in the state.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.