GOP leaders claim overregulation contribute to devastating fires. Democrats point to climate change as a factor.

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman argues that California wildfires result from poor land management and restrictive policies, not climate change. She criticizes the 2001 Roadless Rule for limiting forest management,

House Republicans blasted California’s environmental regulations as helping fuel the Los Angeles County wildfires, often using politically charged and sometimes misleading claims, as Congress on Thursday convened its first hearing on last month's deadly firestorms.