LA Utility Returns to Muni Market for First Time Since Wildfires April 30, 2025 By Maxwell Adler The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is returning to the municipal bond market with a $1 billion offering,...
A ‘Low-Attention Disaster,’ Mountain Fire Survivors Recover in LA’s Shadow April 23, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira The ashes of Hatim Naim’s burned home lie just a few dozen miles west of the Los Angeles areas destroyed...
Bill That Tries to Address Wildfires in West Has Bipartisan Support April 14, 2025 A bipartisan group of senators is supporting a bill designed to reduce wildfire risks and increase firefighting cooperation across state...
Death Toll From Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 30 April 7, 2025 Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll...
Las Vegas Telsa Arson Suspect to Remain Jailed Until Trial April 2, 2025 By Jacques Billeaud A man accused of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas will remain jailed until his trial on federal...
New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones March 26, 2025 New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield....
California at Risk of New Insurance Bailout Amid Fire Danger March 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma As Los Angeles-area residents recover from one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, California’s insurer of last resort...
Lawsuit: Downed Municipal Power Lines May Have Caused LA’s Palisades Fire March 25, 2025 By Rhea Rose Abraham, Shubham Kalia and Laila Kearney Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that municipal...
Hawaii Islands Sinking Faster in Some Areas, Increasing Flood Risk March 24, 2025 Parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of...
Nearly a Quarter of Homes in New Mexico Uninsured, Report Shows March 24, 2025 New Mexico has the highest rate of uninsured homes in a report that also shows nearly one-in-seven U.S. homes are...