California
Communities across California receive federal funding to reduce wildfire risk
Senators Alex Padilla and Diane Feinstein introduced almost $97 million in funding to scale back wildfire danger in communities throughout California.
The cash will fund 29 initiatives within the state, which is able to assist plan for and mitigate wildfire dangers. Some counties within the Sacramento area will profit from the cash, together with Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Yuba, and Tuolumne Counties.
Senator Padilla stated, “The specter of wildfires will not be on high of minds for a lot of Californians proper now, however the danger nonetheless exists and we should use this chance to mitigate danger and defend our communities earlier than we head into peak season.”
The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation, which each Senators Padilla and Feinstein voted to go final Congress.
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