California AG Challenges Housing Plans in Wildfire Areas March 19, 2021 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials...
Wildfire Victims Sue Former PG&E Executives Alleging Neglect February 26, 2021 By Michael Liedtke SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas and...
California Sets Home Hardening Standards to Lower Fire Risks February 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As consecutive years of catastrophic wildfires in California drive up the cost of insuring homes, state...
Wildfire Smoke’s Economic Damage Lingers After the Flames February 8, 2021 By Brian P. D. Hannon The damage caused by wildfires can be devastating, gutting structures and driving out people who live and work nearby. And...
East Troublesome Fire May Signal New Era of Big Blow-Ups February 1, 2021 By Sam Brasch DENVER (AP) — Grand Lake Fire Marshal Dan Mayer never thought the East Troublesome Fire would make it to town....
Storm Pounds California, Nevada With Rain, Wind and Snow January 29, 2021 By John Antczak and Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California and western Nevada...
Foot of Snow Blankets Parts of Midwest, Disrupts Travel January 27, 2021 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Nebraska and...
California Winds Easing After Sparking Fires, Power Outages January 22, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A windstorm that fanned brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians without power focused its...
Hot Again: 2020 Sets Yet Another Global Temperature Record January 15, 2021 By Seth Borenstein Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. While NASA and...
Environmentalists Move Toward Lawsuit Over Fuel Break Plan January 15, 2021 By Scott Sonner RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to...