Climate Wildfires
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![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
As wildfires intensify, so does the fight over a fire retardant.
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![A man stands amid blackened aearth and ashes by a torched porch swing after a wildfire destroyed his home.]()
![A man stands amid blackened aearth and ashes by a torched porch swing after a wildfire destroyed his home.]()
Wildfires have burned nearly 1 million acres in western Canada
The flames are fueled by the same weather phenomenon that caused the 2019 bushfires in Australia.
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Boreal wildfires in 2021 released more carbon emissions than any other fire this century
The earth's northernmost regions have entered a vicious cycle of warming and wildfire.
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![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
PG&E cuts thousands of workers ahead of winter wildfire maintenance
The layoffs spell danger for fire season.
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![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
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![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
This California city needs housing. But is a new development destined to burn?
Still reeling from the 2018 Camp Fire, Chico residents are divided over a large new subdivision planned in the path of the last blaze.
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![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
How California’s initiative to fund electric vehicles went terribly wrong
Prop 30 had widespread support. Then Governor Newsom and billionaires got involved.
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![A sign warning of impending fire danger is posted in Estacada, Oregon.]()
![A sign warning of impending fire danger is posted in Estacada, Oregon.]()
Oregon tried to inform residents about wildfire risk. The backlash was explosive.
Homeowners fear the state will devalue their properties by publicizing their fire risk.
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![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
Wildfire smoke is hurting pregnant moms and babies. Can California cities protect them?
The legacy of redlining in Fresno isn’t just linked to housing access. It also has deadly effects on air quality and preterm birth.
