How Trump’s Mass Layoffs Raise Wildfire Risk in the West, According to Fired Workers February 25, 2025 By Martha Bellisle and Claire Rush The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources...
California Governor Asks Congress for $40B for LA Wildfire Relief February 24, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area...
How Better Water Systems Can Help a City Survive The Next Firestorm February 24, 2025 By Brittany Peterson Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers February 24, 2025 A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of...
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze February 21, 2025 By Sarah McGregor Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades...
Hawaii’s Kilauea Again Spewing Lava in Its 10th Episode February 21, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the...
Zurich Insurance Sees $200 Million LA Wildfire Loss February 21, 2025 By Noele Illien Zurich Insurance Group AG is expecting pretax losses of $200 million from the January California wildfires as the insurer reported...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Mercury and Subsidiaries Over LA Wildfires February 20, 2025 AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the...
Airbnb Billionaire Plans Factory-Built Homes for LA Fire Victims February 20, 2025 By John Gittelsohn Billionaire Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb Inc. and a board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., plans to donate...
People Moves: West Named Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division Administrator February 20, 2025 The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services appointed Matt West as administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division. West has...