Climate Change Isn’t Driving Western Wildfires; Government Mismanagement Is to Blame

Climate Change Isn’t Driving Western Wildfires; Government Mismanagement Is to Blame
Vehicles and a home are engulfed in flames as the Dixie fire rages on in Greenville, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2021. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
H. Sterling Burnett
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In late July, President Joe Biden held a virtual joint planning meeting and press conference with the governors of various Western states to discuss how to handle 2021’s wildfire season.
H. Sterling Burnett
H. Sterling Burnett
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Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is a senior fellow on environmental policy at The Heartland Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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