California Democrats want fire victims to sue oil and gas companies. President Donald Trump wants them to have access to more water.
After surveying the wildfire damage in Los Angeles, Trump issued an executive order to “ensure adequate water resources in Southern California.” He cited the problems with fire hydrants running dry and empty reservoirs. He directed the Bureau of Reclamation to “deliver more water and produce additional hydropower” to high-need communities.
That may seem impossible. California has been battling drought for years. In 2022, Scientific American declared the Southwest’s megadrought was “the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200 years.” The U.S. Drought Monitor says two-thirds of California is either “abnormally dry” or experiencing a drought. The Colorado River is running low. Just look at Lake Mead’s bathtub ring.
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