⁍ President Donald Trump approved California’s request for additional wildfire recovery relief.

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⁍ He reversed his administration’s earlier denial after intervention from the state’s governor and a key Republican lawmaker.

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⁍ Some 4.1 million acres have burned in California this year, shattering a previous record and causing $229 million of damage.

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– President Trump has approved California’s request for more wildfire relief after intervention from the state’s governor and a Republican lawmaker, Reuters reports. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “presented a convincing case” for Trump’s approval of the relief, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email. Earlier Friday, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency said blazes that ignited in September were not severe enough to be declared a “major disaster.” Trump had issued a major disaster declaration for some parts of the state in August, a move that provides federal assistance for individuals, infrastructure, and both emergency and permanent work. But several more major fires cropped up across the state the following month, prompting the state’s subsequent request. Some 4.1 million acres have burned in California this year, shattering a previous record and causing $229 million of damage. Earlier Friday, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency said blazes that ignited in September were not severe enough to be declared a ‘major disaster.’ Trump’s administration and the Democratic-led Golden State have clashed several times. Trump has repeatedly blamed deadly wildfires on a failure by California to clear its forests of dead trees and debris and threatened to withhold federal assistance. “They have massive fires again in California,” Trump said at a campaign rally in August. “Maybe we’re just going to have to make them pay for it because they don’t listen to us.”