Whitewater controversy Whitewater controversy The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy of the 1990s. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation. This failed business venture was incorporated in 1979 with the purpose of developing vacation properties on land along the White River near Flippin, Arkansas. A March 1992 "New York Times" article published during the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign reported that the Clintons, then governor and first lady of Arkansas, had invested and lost money
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire The Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire was a wildfire that started on May 9, 2012 in Catron County, New Mexico, USA. As of July 23, the fire had burned more than in Gila National Forest at 95% containment. This well surpassed the Las Conchas Fire of 2011, thus making Whitewater–Baldy the largest wildfire in New Mexico state history. The fire burned mostly within the Gila Wilderness, which includes the fire's namesake, Whitewater Baldy mountain. The fire started as two separate fires, the Whitewater fire which was detected on May 16 and the smaller Baldy fire that started earlier on