California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought March 21, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year...
Actuaries: Climate Change, WUI Building Led to Worsening Wildfires in U.S. and California March 17, 2022 By Don Jergler Increasingly large and dangerous wildfires are being driven by the effects of climate change and more building in the wildland-urban...
Chemical Analysis Shows Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Grapes and Wines in Western U.S. March 16, 2022 By University of California, Santa Cruz NEWSWISE – As wildfire season in the West grows in length and severity, it is taking a toll on the...
Oregon Governor Declares Emergency in County as Drought Worsens March 9, 2022 Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing...
Nevada Utility to Inspect Power Lines Near 2020 Reno Wildfire March 7, 2022 By Scott Sonner Nevada’s largest utility plans to inspect power lines near a Reno neighborhood where a 2020 wildfire destroyed five homes and...
Hawaii Lifting COVID-19 Travel Quarantine Rules March 3, 2022 Hawaii plans to lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers this month, meaning that starting on March 26 those arriving...
Disaster Declared Following Lagoon Breach in Alaska March 3, 2022 Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved a disaster declaration for Hooper Bay, after the community’s sewer lagoon breached. Hooper Bay Mayor...
Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle March 3, 2022 By Thomas Peipert Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say...
8 Hurt and 15 Rescued in California Apartment Building Fire February 28, 2022 Firefighters in San Francisco rescued 15 people and seven cats and dogs as flames ripped through an apartment building, officials...
Fire Destroys Historic Los Angeles Poor Farm Buildings February 25, 2022 Several abandoned buildings at the historic Los Angeles County Poor Farm were destroyed by fire, fire departments said. At least...