While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold August 12, 2025 By Todd Woody As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the...
Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art August 8, 2025 By Hannah Elliott Ben Tuna is good at transforming rusted-out, patina-eaten wrecks into art. For the past few months, in a nondescript stucco...
California Wildfire Burns 72,460 Acres, Threatens Hundreds of Structures August 5, 2025 A wildfire in California that covers two counties, and prompted evacuation orders and threatened hundreds of structures, has grown to...
Missouri’s 2025 Insured Losses From Severe Weather Approaching $2 Billion August 1, 2025 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reported Thursday that severe weather has already caused nearly $1.6 billion in...
Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes July 31, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk...
Derechos: An Uncommon And Destructive Weather Event July 30, 2025 Prolonged wind events that unleash heavy rainfall and travel far distances sometimes qualify as derechos. Derechos can happen almost anywhere...
Panel Passes Bill to Curb Vacation Rentals, Boost Housing Supply After Lahaina Wildfire July 29, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Lawmakers on Maui passed legislation aimed at eliminating a large percentage of the Hawaiian island’s vacation rentals to address a...
Edison Sets Up Compensation Program for Eaton Fire Victims July 24, 2025 Southern California Edison will set up a program to compensate victims of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire that it has...
Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires July 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s...
Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake July 18, 2025 By Mark Thiessen and Becky Bohrer Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday,...