Biomass company near Yosemite’s forests raises fear of more fires
Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching on fire. So why are there plans to build several near Yosemite's tinderbox forests?
Tag: WILDFIRES
Trump Cut Almost All Federal Workers Investigating Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer…
Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.
The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.
Trump wants to Shut down FEMA. Could states fill the gap?
Shuttering the disaster agency could leave poor and rural communities exposed.
Trump DEI orders cancel wildland firefighter bootcamp for women
Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress.
‘No rebuilding without them:’ Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery
Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers, with a range of legal statuses, are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters.
Bigoted Fox News Hosts Do What They Do Best: Blame DEI
Fox News hosts doin’ what they do best.
Is Mike Johnson threatening California? Dems issue grave warning
Mike Johnson leads the GOP charge in threatening conditional aid to wildfire-ravaged California.
What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education. What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed in the fires?
Mike Johnson slammed over his disaster aid threat
Republicans are openly threatening to hold wildfire victims hostage with disaster aid demands.
How Watch Duty tracks the California wildfires
While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to Watch Duty, the app that lets you track them.
Hollywood Star Saving Lives During the LA Fires
Hollywood star Steve Guttenberg took matters into his own hands as Los Angeles burned, proving that when climate disasters strike, it’s everyday heroes stepping up—not the billionaires or GOP climate…
LA fires: Big oil did this
"The fires in Los Angeles aren't just a tragedy, they're a crime." Big oil did this.
Fires in California: “Hurricanes of fire” engulf Los Angeles
Fires in California are causing chaos. Wildfires in the Los Angeles area are mixing with high winds to produce “Hurricanes of fire.”
New York isn’t Ready to Fight More Wildfires
New York could see more frequent and destructive wildfires, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.
‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires
Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering the Park Fire in Northern California, the Line Fire outside Los Angeles and other…
