Utility Investors Wary of Exposures After Buffet’s PacifiCorp Held Liable for Wildfires July 19, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Destructive wildfires are now an almost routine part of summer in the American West, and electrical utilities have likewise become...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Sued by Oregon Wineries Over Fire Damage July 17, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp was sued by Oregon wineries claiming that smoke from wildfires ignited by the utility’s equipment in...
Canada’s Wildfires Burn Record 25 Million Acres With No End in Sight July 17, 2023 By Mathieu Dion Canadian wildfires have scorched more than 10 million hectares (25 million acres) this summer, an area about the size of...
Delos to Insurers Shedding Wildfire Risk: Send the Homes to Us July 12, 2023 By Chad Hemenway About 6 million homes in the U.S. are considered uninsurable due to wildfire risk. The models at Delos Insurance say...
Canada’s Record Wildfire Season Set to Worsen as Heat Builds July 7, 2023 By Danielle Bochove Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the...
World Sees Hottest June on Record as North Atlantic Temperatures Rise July 7, 2023 By Laura Millan Last month was the warmest June of the past three decades globally, with several places in western Europe hitting all-time...
Western Heat Wave Ahead of July 4th Raises Prompts Changes in Utah July 3, 2023 By Scott Sonner Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires...
Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Causes Unhealthy Air Quality in Minnesota June 28, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Wildfire smoke from Canada promoted officials on Tuesday to issue a record 23rd air quality...
Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 Closed Due to Brush Fire June 27, 2023 Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 was closed in both directions on Monday due to a brush fire, the British Columbia...
Canada’s Explosive Wildfires Damage Forest Set Aside for Carbon Offset Project June 26, 2023 By Natasha White and Zahra Hirji Canada’s explosive wildfire season has already pumped millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of that carbon...