Big Tech Data Centers Generate Concern Over Scarce Western Water October 27, 2021 By Andrew Selsky and Manuel Valdes Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of this...
Climate Change Makes Drought Recovery Tougher in Western U.S. October 22, 2021 By Adam Beam Californians rejoiced this week when big drops of water started falling from the sky for the first time in any...
Pandemic Underscores Need to Diversify Tahoe’s Tourist Economy October 19, 2021 By Scott Sonner The COVID-19 pandemic helped expose the growing vulnerability of Lake Tahoe’s increasingly tourism-dependent economy as housing costs balloon, year-round residency...
Southern California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained, Residents Go Home October 19, 2021 Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and...
Wildfire Destroys School in Small Eastern Washington Town October 15, 2021 A fire has destroyed a school in an eastern Washington town. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said the fire at...
Surging California Winds Spark New Wildfires, Power Outages October 13, 2021 Blustery winds still surged through California on Tuesday after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000...
California Encourages Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires October 8, 2021 By Don Thompson California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to...
Goats Being Brought in to Help Slow Colorado Wildfires October 4, 2021 A group of horse trailers pulls up to a trailhead outside of Carbondale, Colo. The doors open and more than...
Report Shows Wyoming, Idaho Have ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Wildfire September 29, 2021 By Don Jergler Lately, when people say “wildfire,” California is probably the first state that comes to mind. But a new report out...
PG&E Charged in California Wildfire That Killed 4 September 29, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California...