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Fire country: Here's the national spring and summer wildfire forecast
The horrific firestorm in January in California has already marked 2025 as a disastrous year for wildfires in the U.S.
Judge who oversaw Camp fire settlement with PG&E now suing LA’s Department of Water and Power after losing home to Palisades blaze
The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that ...
Massive fire erupts at electrical substation in rural Northern California
An electrical substation fire in rural NorCal lights up sky with blue flashes, knocks out power in Red Bluff; cause under ...
Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit ...
Molten material from idle Southern California Edison tower triggered Eaton fire, attorney alleges
A new video analysis bolsters the theory that an Edison tower — deenergized more than 50 years ago — became active in the ...
Property owners sue California insurance companies over alleged ‘collusion’ following wildfires
A new lawsuit alleges that California's major insurers worked together to push higher premiums and lower coverage caps onto ...
100 days after the Palisades, Eaton fires, residents and leaders reflect on recovery and challenges
Many are still processing the grief and the loss. But as the hustle and bustle of recovery churned on amid the ruins, local ...
Opinion: Weakening CEQA will threaten California’s environment and public health
The California Environmental Quality Act protects everybody. We must stop attempts by pro-developer lobbyists to chip away at ...
One city is considering banning plants around houses to prevent wildfires
City council in Berkeley, California, is considering a law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in wildfire-prone ...
Insurers colluded to limit coverage in California areas at high risk for wildfires, lawsuits allege
Two lawsuits allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in wildfire-prone California communities​ and force homeowners onto the state's last-resort insurance plan​.
Endangered trout rescued from creek polluted by ash from Palisades fire thrive in new home
Endangered fish rescued from Topanga Creek when debris from Palisades fire polluted the waters are now living in a creek in ...
California community colleges receive Hearst Foundations grant to enhance forestry and wildfire prevention
The Foundation for California Community Colleges in Sacramento has received a $150,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation Inc. to support and expand its ...