As the Los Angeles community faces the fallout of nearly three weeks of school closures due to wildfires, questions arise about the effectiveness of state forest management policies. Critics argue that these disasters, impacting the education of our children, could be mitigated through better land management and less bureaucratic red tape, pointing to a failure of leadership at the state level.
School closures extend in Los Angeles, underscoring the cost of mismanaged forest policies
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Students in Los Angeles are still reeling from historic fires. Many families have lost homes and schools, disrupting the education of young Angelenos who were just recovering from the pandemic.
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In what's becoming an all-too-familiar story, children in Los Angeles find their education on hold due to historic wildfires, a direct consequence of climate inaction. These devastating events highlight the urgent need for comprehensive climate policies to protect our vulnerable communities and ensure the safety and education of future generations.
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