OpinionViewpointsClimate Change Isn’t Driving Western Wildfires; Government Mismanagement Is to BlameCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveVehicles 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 ImagesBy H. Sterling Burnett8/6/2021Updated: 8/9/2021PrintCommentaryIn 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.