Category Archives: Western Wildfires

Quinnipiac Polls on Student Loan Reduction, Climate Change, and Abortion Rights

Student Loan Reduction Overall, Americans approve of President Biden’s cancellation of some student loan debt by 53% to 43%.  The Quinnipiac polling was from August 25-29, with a 2.5% error. Democrats approve of it 88% to 9%; Independents approve of … Continue reading

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Tracking the Dixie Fire, the Largest in California

The Dixie Fire, Northwest of Lake Tahoe and of the Beckwourth Fire, is now the largest in California at (update August 10) 488,000 acres, or 763 square miles, larger than Los Angeles at 503 square miles.  It is now the … Continue reading

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Websites to Track Western Wildfires

Los Angeles Times Wildfire Map The above link and Map shows a list of the California wildfires by size, and also displays a map of them one by one. The Bootleg Fire on July 19: Update:  July 19.  The Bootleg … Continue reading

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