Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jul 09 Wildfires continue to burn in the West as high temperatures return By Associated Press Climate change is considered a "key driver" of a trend that is creating "longer and more intense dry seasons that increase moisture stress on vegetation and make forests more susceptible to severe wildfire."… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Biden announces pay raises for federal firefighters By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced the moves during a virtual meeting with governors from Western states and as a huge swath of the Pacific Northwest endures one of the worst heat waves in recent memory. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Experts, officials testify on science behind wildfires on federal land By News Desk and Associated Press The Biden administration said it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a severe drought that is setting the stage for another destructive summer of… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: U.S. secures deal with Pfizer to send millions of vaccine doses overseas In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. will reportedly buy 500 million more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donate to 92 countries and the African Union, the United Kingdom recorded its highest daily count of new COVID cases since… Continue watching
May 27 ‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press "I'm seeing probably the worst combination of conditions in my lifetime," said Derrick DeGroot, a county commissioner in southern Oregon's Klamath County. "We have an enormous fuel load in the forests, and we are looking at a drought unlike we've… Continue reading
Dec 27 2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter By Molly Enking It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:51 These Western states have endured a relentless wildfire season — and it’s not over By Claire Mufson 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… Continue watching
Oct 16 Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires By Don Thompson, John Antczak, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 02 California milestone: 4 million acres burned in wildfires By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press 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. Continue reading