Europe’s Firefighters Call for More Resources as Climate Change Hikes Wildfire Threat June 23, 2023 By Todd Gillespie Firefighters across Europe are calling for more resources as climate change increases the threat of wildfires across the region. While...
Young Plaintiffs’ Attorney Closes Montana Climate Change Trial with Call for Action June 21, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs urged a judge Tuesday to strike down as unconstitutional a Montana law that prohibits...
Oregon Jury: PacifiCorp Must Pay Punitive Damages for Fires, Plus Award That Could Reach Billions June 15, 2023 By Claire Rush and Gene Johnson A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in Oregon in...
PacifiCorp Could Owe Billions After Jury Verdict in Devastating Oregon Wildfires June 15, 2023 By Andrew Selsky and Gene Johnson A jury in Oregon this week found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend...
Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices June 13, 2023 By Rod Nickel Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production...
Berkshire Unit Liable for Millions in Damages Over Oregon Fires June 12, 2023 By Joel Rosenblat and Peter Blumberg A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit is liable for destruction caused by the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Oregon, a jury...
Canada on Track to See Worst-Ever Wildfire Season June 5, 2023 By Laura Dhillon Kane Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues...
Wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic Coast Prompts Evacuation of 16,000, Damages Properties June 1, 2023 A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000...
California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires May 31, 2023 Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They...
Judge in Montana Case Says Fire Retardant Drops Polluting Streams But Allows Use to Continue May 30, 2023 By Matthew Brown A judge ruled that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice...