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    Trump Claims California Is Wasting Water That Could Be Used To Fight Wildfires

    The president blamed the intensity of the fires on state environmental policies, incorrectly claiming water that could be used to fight the fires is being pumped into the Pacific Ocean.
    by Samantha Raphelson Aug 09, 2018 3 minutes

    Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to use any water necessary to fight sprawling wildfires in California. This is the Trump administration's most forceful response to the fire crisis in California, but experts say water is not really the problem.

    Firefighters in California are currently , including the Mendocino Complex Fire, which has spread over 292,000 acres, making it the largest in the state's history, Officials say that fire won't be contained until at.

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