Nunes Backs Trump’s Critique of California Environmental Laws

Rep. Devin Nunes speaks to reporters after chairing a Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on China’s Worldwide Military Expansion at U.S. Congress in Washington on May 17, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) lauded President Donald Trump on Aug. 6 for bringing attention to California’s dire water supply issues caused by years of “flawed environmental policies.”

Trump wrote on Twitter on Aug. 5 and 6 that the wildfires in California are exacerbated by the state’s “bad environmental laws.”