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Nation Dec 27

2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter

By Molly Enking, Pavni Mittal

Nation Oct 29

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These Western states have endured a relentless wildfire season — and it’s not over

In the American West, there has been little relief from a record-breaking fire season that has burned more than 5 million acres. Maggie Mullen of the Mountain West News Bureau in Wyoming, Cassandra Profita of Oregon Public Broadcasting and Sharon…

By Claire Mufson

Politics Oct 16

Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires

The White House earlier said FEMA rejected the request because it was not supported by data needed for approval. A Trump spokesman says California officials later presented "a convincing case" for the reversal.

By Don Thompson, John Antczak, Associated Press

Nation Oct 02

California milestone: 4 million acres burned in wildfires

California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres burned this year by wildfires that have killed 30 people and incinerated hundreds of homes in what is already the worst fire season on record.

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

Nation Sep 28

New California fire scorches wine country near San Francisco

The new fires erupted Sunday in the famed Napa-Sonoma wine region and in far Northern California’s Shasta County, forcing hasty evacuations of neighborhoods.

By Associated Press

Sep 16

‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin

By Associated Press

Demand for firefighting resources has been high since mid-August, when fire officials bumped the national preparedness level to critical, meaning at least 80 percent of crews were already committed to fighting fires.

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Sep 15

Harris: Ideology shouldn’t play role in wildfire response

By Associated Press

She didn’t mention President Donald Trump by name on Tuesday, but her remarks came a day after he visited California and again cast doubt on the science behind climate change.

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Sep 14

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Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change

By Lisa Desjardins

The wildfire disaster in the American West is highlighting a major political difference between President Trump and Joe Biden: their perspectives on climate change. While scientists increasingly warn that climate change is driving extreme weather events like the western fires…

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Sep 14

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With wildfires raging during a pandemic, Oregon residents are pushed to the brink

By Cat Wise, Leah Nagy

In Oregon, more than a million acres have burned already during this devastating early wildfire season -- twice the full-year average. Over 40,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, and at least 22 are missing. Air quality in…

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Sep 14

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How climate change ‘exacerbates’ wildfires in the American West

As large parts of California and the Pacific Northwest are beset by wildfires, the issue of climate change has taken on prominence in the national political conversation. Scientists increasingly point to rising temperatures and extreme dryness as exacerbating wildfires, but…

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