On Sunday, Trump tweeted that the state’s “bad environmental laws” made wildfires worse. It is unclear which state laws the president was referring to.
California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire spreading!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018
Henri Grissino-Mayer, a geography professor at the University of Tennessee, told CNN that Trump’s statement is false.
“California does not divert water to the ocean,” Grissini Mayer said. “Ridiculous.”
He added that the state is diverting water to the coastal cities for a constant water supply. The coastal communities are using all of that water.
