Back to category: Arts Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Why Ranting is the Rave From the headlines of the San Francisco Chronicle: Sacramento -- California officials accused the Bush administration Thursday of ignoring urgent pleas months ago for emergency help to remove beetle-infested trees that experts warned could fuel a catastrophic Southern California fire. The U.S. Senate passed controversial legislation Thursday allowing the thinning of forests across the West, and another debate erupted over whether dire warnings about a bark beetle infestation were ignored in Washington. In April, Gov. Gray Davis requested $430 million to remove unhealthy trees on 415, 000 acres of forest, but the request for emergency funds went unanswered until last week -- and then was denied. "There was a reason the governor requested the declaration,'' said Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio. "And I'm sure there are a lot of families without homes that are disappointed it wasn't approved.'' Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, speaking in the Senate during Thursday's debate on ... Posted by: Gina Allred Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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