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California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant faces a growing wildfire threat as federal fuels management grinds to a halt due to budget cuts and staffing shortages. To protect this critical infrastructure, Cal Fire and the Bureau of Land Management teamed up to complete a vital fuel break on federal land — a feat impossible for any single agency alone. With wildfires costing billions and claiming lives, California is stepping in where the feds can’t, investing heavily in resilience despite overwhelming resource gaps. Compounding the problem, slashed federal staff have crippled forest data collection, leaving state planners blind to fire risks. Yet California remains defiantly collaborative — recognizing that wildfires don’t care about borders, and only united action can shield communities from disaster.

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