National Journal’s four-part series, “California Burning,” explores the federal strategy to tackle wildfires ravaging the Western U.S. The sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure law signed last year ponied up roughly $3.4 billion in new federal wildfire-prevention funds. The Biden administration selected the North Yuba region of the Tahoe National Forest for the first tranche of funding recipients. Energy & environment correspondent Brian Dabbs reported from the region to deliver on-the-ground coverage of the fight against fire.
