California Readies To Prevent Blackouts, But Threats Remain May 20, 2021 By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top energy regulators on Tuesday said the state is better prepared to avoid last summer’s...
Revamped EPA Website Shows Increased Climate Change Risks May 14, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting...
Fire Officials Aim to Squelch Blazes Fast, Avoid Megafires May 14, 2021 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible...
California Fire Victims See Little Payout From Settlement May 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked...
Firefighters Battling Wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico April 28, 2021 KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County authorities have issued an emergency declaration after a wildfire near Kingman prompted the evacuation...
California Power Regulators Cast Doubt on Utility’s Plans April 16, 2021 By Michael Liedtke SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect...
Study: Drought-Breaking Rains More Rare, Erratic in US West April 8, 2021 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the US West over the...
Swiss Re Says Secondary Perils Should Be a Priority Concern for Insurers March 31, 2021 By Claims Journal Staff Swiss Re warned insurers Tuesday that secondary perils such as thunderstorms and wildfires are making up a growing share of...
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...