California Gov. Brown, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval sign wildfire proclamation at Lake Tahoe Summit

California Gov. Jerry Brown joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, former Vice President Al Gore and other politicians on the shore of Lake Tahoe on Monday (Aug. 19) for the 17th annual Lake Tahoe Summit.

The summit addressed a number of issues, including an agreement between Nevada and California on governing the basin that surrounds Lake Tahoe. 

The states also signed a joint wildfire proclamation that pledges continued cooperation to help prevent natural disastes such as the 2007 Angora Fire, which destroyed 254 homes and burned more than 3,000 acres near the lake. Read the proclamation.

The summit provides a good example of how a strong working relationship between two states -- or in the case of the Western Governors' Association, 19 states -- can pay economic and environmental dividends.

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