Washington’s Proposed Wildfire Smoke Designed to Protect Workers from Dangers May 19, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries filed proposed permanent wildfire smoke rules and launched a formal process for...
Update: Wildfires Rage Across Canada’s Gas Heartland, Cutting Production May 8, 2023 By Robert Tuttle and Sheela Tobben Wildfires raging across western Canada forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents and cut at least 234,000 barrels a day of...
Wildfires in Alaska? Climate Change Sparks Disaster Fears May 1, 2023 By Mark Thiessen Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds...
Pollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant April 25, 2023 By Matthew Brown A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists...
New Mexico Lawmakers Seek Assurances Amid Prescribed Burns March 14, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are looking for assurances from the U.S. Forest Service that the agency is taking...
Groups Say Fire Retardant Injunction Would Increase Western U.S. Risks ‘Dramatically’ March 10, 2023 By Don Jergler Several groups of associations, cities and counties are attempting to challenge a case in Montana they say has the potential...
New Mexico Law Signed to Help Wildfire, Flooding Recovery February 22, 2023 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed to use zero-interest loans to help local governments in the arid, Southwest state...
Bill Advances in New Mexico to Gird Against Climate Crises January 26, 2023 A legislative panel advanced a bill this week that would help local governments plan in advance for climate-related threats to...
President Approves California Disaster Declaration January 17, 2023 President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in California and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and...
Fires Becoming Deadlier as Firefighter Recruitment Wanes January 17, 2023 By Rebecca Santana Fires feeding off modern materials found in people’s homes are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that...