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Wildfires are burning state budgets

A new report shows the complex system used to pay wildfire costs is leaving states unable to pay firefighting bills and underfunding mitigation efforts as they await reimbursement from federal agencies.

Inside the fight against the Dixie fire

Inside the fight against the Dixie fire

To battle the nearly one-million-acre Dixie fire, California launched a military-style operation. Some experts wonder whether that approach is sustainable.
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