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...
State Farm Stops Taking New Applications for Business, Personal Lines P/C in California May 27, 2023 An insurer group was quick to respond over the weekend after State Farm announced it will cease accepting new applications...
California Department of Insurance Bans Sender of Misleading Wildfire Mailers May 26, 2023 A California Department of Insurance investigation into misleading mailers on insurance claims following wildfires led to a ban of public...
No Respite for Wildfire-Hit Alberta as Conditions Set to Worsen May 19, 2023 By Ismail Shakil Abnormally hot and dry weather is set to return to Alberta on Thursday after a couple of cooler days helped...
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...