Oregon Agency Charged with Earthquake Study and Preparation Could Be Abolished July 3, 2019 The state agency in charge of earthquake study and preparation, as well as monitoring mining efforts in Oregon, could be...
Officials Say 4 Wildfires in North-Central Nevada Were All Human Caused July 3, 2019 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says four separate wildfires that broke out in north-central Nevada this week all were...
Idaho Crop Insurance Company Will Pay $3.48M in Lawsuit June 24, 2019 A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Idaho...
Bird Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm June 21, 2019 By Millicent Dent An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84%...
Climate Change Forcing Some Alaskan Villages to Relocate June 20, 2019 Accelerating erosion is forcing villages in western Alaska to begin making plans to move, officials said. Erosion caused by climate...
Small Quake Confirmed Near Central California Town June 17, 2019 The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit central California. The agency says the earthquake hit a spot...
Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M June 11, 2019 The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new...
Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze June 11, 2019 California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in...
8 Tornadoes, Hail Hit Colorado’s Northeastern Plains May 29, 2019 Severe thunderstorms produced eight weak tornadoes over Colorado’s northeastern plains while snow fell in parts of the mountains on the...
L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison for Wildfire Damage April 29, 2019 Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and parent company Edison International on Thursday to recover more than $100 million...