Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California-Santa Cruz
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Timothy Duane
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FROM Timothy Duane
Which Way, L.A.?
Big Fires Raise Big Questions about Money Firefighters got a break from the weather today as clouds moved in and increased the humidity. At a command center today, Governor Schwarzenegger congratulated firefighters who are being sorely tested by so many blazes in so many places. So far, state and local budget shortfalls have not reduced state and local resources. But fire season is just beginning.
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