Biden’s trip west reflects not only political imperatives — Democrats around the country have rushed to help Newsom fend off the recall — but also his administration’s increasing focus on wildfires.
Gazing down from Marine One, President Biden surveyed miles of scorched earth slicing through dense green forests, the scars left by one of the worst wildfires to threaten California., but not before the Caldor fire decimated the small town of Grizzly Flats and destroyed hundreds of homes.
Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for the area Sunday, and officials warned that toxic waste runoff and sediment from the fire could threaten the watershed around Lake Tahoe.The president’s trip to California reflects not only political imperatives — he’s campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is trying to fend off— but also his administration’s increasing focus on wildfires.
President Biden speaks about recent wildfires at Sacramento Mather Airport on Monday as California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens.
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