California Wildfires Lead to Evacuations Amid Heat Wave September 1, 2022 California wildfires erupted Wednesday in rural areas, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state sweltered under a...
Oregon Wildfire Threatening over 7,000 Structures August 31, 2022 The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 18.75 square miles is threatening thousands of homes and...
California Desert Flooding Damaged L.A. to Phoenix Highway August 26, 2022 The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the...
Record-Setting Wildfire in New Mexico Declared Contained August 25, 2022 More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s...
Cleanup of Large Yellowstone Gasoline Spill Continues August 24, 2022 Cleanup continued after a fuel pup trailer rolled onto its side in Yellowstone National Park last week and spilled gasoline,...
New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO August 24, 2022 State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices...
Western Fires Outpace California’s Effort to Fill Inmate Crews August 23, 2022 By Don Thompson As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them – even...
Tanker in Yellowstone Spills Nearly 5,000 Gallons of Gasoline August 22, 2022 A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons, officials said. An...
Berkshire Unit Sued Over California’s Largest Wildfire of Season August 22, 2022 By Joel Rosenblatt A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit was sued for allegedly causing California’s largest wildfire of the year, which killed four people...
Eastern Oregon Historic Flour Mill Destroyed in Fire August 17, 2022 A historic flour mill in northeast Oregon was destroyed in a fire. According to the Pendleton Police Department, the fire...