[SportyandMisty]

Wow. It is so smokey. And I don't mean Smokey Robinson.

I wish Nevada could sue California for causing all this air pollution. (Causing, as in California consciously engages in forest management -- or the lack thereof -- which increases the likelihood of wildfires that affect our air quality.)

[calisoccer99]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

Wow. It is so smokey. And I don't mean Smokey Robinson.

I wish Nevada could sue California for causing all this air pollution. (Causing, as in California consciously engages in forest management -- or the lack thereof -- which increases the likelihood of wildfires that affect our air quality.)

and when NV has wild fires can CA sue back?

[unf0rgiven6262]

Eh, it's a natural process too. Some of those pine trees require fire to reproduce.

[Erratikmind]

I first noticed the smokey skies, yesterday.

Currently, the Strip looks like a hazy mess from my backyard. Hope that they sort this out in short time.

[zumaboy]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

Wow. It is so smokey. And I don't mean Smokey Robinson.

I wish Nevada could sue California for causing all this air pollution. (Causing, as in California consciously engages in forest management -- or the lack thereof -- which increases the likelihood of wildfires that affect our air quality.)

When I lived in New Mexico we would get the smoke from Arizona wildfires. Our northern NM wildfire smoke would blow up to Colorado. All part of living in the West...

[skugelstadt]

Last I heard, 33,000 acres burned

[SportyandMisty]

Just to be clear, I know we can't sue. But I wish we could so California would have an incentive to manage its forests better.

[C_A_Braun]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

Just to be clear, I know we can't sue. But I wish we could so California would have an incentive to manage its forests better.

Is California responsible for maintaining The Angeles NATIONAL Forest? I would think that would be the responsibility of the federal government.

[coschristi]

I started a thread about this on the Colorado sub (titled "I can't freaking breathe").

I'm sure it's getting old to everybody! I mean, a haze now & then is one thing, but when you leave work & find your car is covered in ash??

I quit smoking years ago & I'm worried about more damage to my lungs.

Also, I exercise outside but anymore I feel like Charlie Brown with his baseball bat; looking gloomily out the window on a rainy day.

[NLVgal]

I went outside yesterday just before sunrise, and I could not see a single mountain.

That almost never happens. It's thick out there.

A co-worker of mine lives right near one of those blazes. She had pictures of it from her street. She got in trouble for missing a day of work because of it.

When I was in S.Cal a few months ago, I looked at all that dry brush and remarked to my companion, " what you guys need is some mountain goats." ( this was before the fires, and just a random thought. )