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Industry Groups Applaud Bill to Treat Forests, Mitigate Wildfire Risk
Oct 23 2025 // Insurance industry trades praised a Senate committee for the passage this week of the Fix Our Forests Act, a measure to address high-risk wildfire regions. “The risk of wildfire can no longer be ignored or...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire
Oct 8 2025 // Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Coast area...
US Sues Southern California Edison Over 2019 Wildfire
Oct 8 2025 // The U.S. government sued Southern California Edison to help restore National Forest System lands burned in the Saddleridge wildfire near Los Angeles in 2019. Tuesday’s lawsuit seeks damages for fire suppression costs...
Xcel to Pay About $640 Million Over 2021 Colorado Wildfire
Sep 25 2025 // Utility Xcel Energy Inc. agreed to pay about $640 million to resolve claims that its power lines contributed to the 2021 ignition of the costliest wildfire in Colorado history. The company said in a filing Tuesday that it...
Guillermo del Toro Almost Lost His Movie Memorabilia in California Wildfire
Sep 24 2025 // Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It’s the same loyalty that finds him making...
Wildfire Smoke Set to Cause Mounting Deaths and Economic Losses
Sep 22 2025 // Increased wildfire smoke could lead to 1.4 million premature deaths globally each year by the end of this century, according to a new study. Scientists at China’s Tsinghua University found that early deaths linked to...
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