Viewpoint: Living With Fire November 8, 2019 By Tracy Walsh and Clive Crook Hundreds of thousands of Californians have been forced to flee their homes. Millions have endured power outages. Fff could reach... Read More
In Colorado, 24 High-Hazard Dams Are Seen as Problematic November 7, 2019 By Matt Volz Two dozen aging dams in Colorado were in unsatisfactory condition and are located in places where their failure would likely... Read More
As Paradise Rebuilds, a Divide Over Safety a Year After Fire November 7, 2019 By Don Thompson PARADISE, Calif. — There was “no way in hell” Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise. She’d thought she was going... Read More
PG&E Sees Up to $6.3 Billion in Costs From Fires, Bankruptcy November 7, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Will Wade PG&E Corp., the California, that went bankrupt in January after its equipment sparked deadly wildfires, expects as much as $6.3... Read More
Wildfire Forecasters Race to Stay Ahead of Unpredictable Flames November 6, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Predicting what a wildfire will do is no simple matter. When the Getty wildfire erupted in California a week ago,... Read More
Rate of Alaska Fatal Plane Crashes Tops National Average November 5, 2019 By Jim Sams JUNEAU, Alaska — The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the national average, according to the... Read More
Judge Grills PG&E Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire November 5, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed... Read More
Edison Once Again Seeks to Limit Liability From California Fires November 4, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Edison International once again will try to sway a California state court judge to rule that it can’t be held... Read More
Flood Risk Heightened for California’s Mojave River Dam November 4, 2019 LOS ANGELES — A California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities... Read More
Crews Make Progress on Large Southern California Wildfire November 4, 2019 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted evacuation orders for a farm community Saturday as firefighters make progress on a large wildfire... Read More