Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is blaming “radical environmentalists†for the deadly California wildfires that have left dozens dead, saying they'd rather “burn down the entire forest than cut a single tree.â€
Speaking during a press briefing via teleconference on Tuesday, Zinke addressed forest management concerns in the wake of the devastating wildfires, saying that it is a situation that can “absolutely be mitigated.â€
“Everyone should recognize that the density of dead and dying trees is higher, the density of trees is higher and there is active forest management principles that we should use to mitigate these devastating forest fires," he said