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Biden OK’s Major Disaster Declaration for California

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making ederal disaster assistance available to California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Jan. 31 to Feb. 9. FEMA said public …

$12.6M in Aid Delivered to San Diego County Communities

To aid recovery efforts in San Diego County following the January storms, FEMA, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and local partners continue to work together to bring relief to affected communities. In just three weeks since Gov. Gavin …

Hawaiian Electric Restores Power After Rolling Outages Due to Loss of Generators

Utility firm Hawaiian Electric HE.Nrestored power on Hawaii Island after it had begun rolling outages on Tuesday due to the unavailability and reduced output from several large generators. “No more rolling outages tonight, power has been restored to all customers …

SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years

SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips, trips, and falls due to snow or ice than during any other storm since January 2017. SAIF, Oregon’s not-for-profit workers’ …

West Coast Insurers Warned of Billions in Losses Over Climate-Linked Investments

A new report warns insurance companies could face billions of dollars in losses if they stay on the current course of investments that contribute to climate change, at “a scale exceeding some of the worst wildfires in California’s history.” The …

Broken Pipes in Memphis Cause Water Pressure, Supply Problems

(AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida were gripped by deadly arctic weather on Sunday. Nationally, winter storms have claimed …

Ice Storms and Blizzards Pummel the Central US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United States on Tuesday, the day …

Parts of South Carolina and Florida Recovering after Flooding, Winds

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out holiday celebrations. Authorities rescued dozens of …

California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires

Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high …

California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant …