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LA Mayor Race Shaken by Wildfire Allegations

Feb 6 2026 // Billionaire Rick Caruso is sticking with his decision to stay out of the race for Los Angeles mayor, despite raising the prospect he would reconsider following a news report that Mayor Karen Bass asked to soften an...

EPA Outlines Trump Plan to Speed up Rebuilding of Homes Destroyed in LA Wildfires

Feb 6 2026 // Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles this week to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes...

Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year

Feb 6 2026 // Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found...

Missouri DCI Requests Update of Catastrophe Response Contacts

Jan 29 2026 // The Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin to insurers this week requesting they provide current catastrophe/disaster coordination contact information. The bulletin, sent on Jan. 27, says...

Trump Putting Zeldin in Charge of Permits to Rebuild After LA Wildfires

Jan 29 2026 // President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will put Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin in charge of helping homeowners get permits to rebuild after the California wildfires last January. Related:...

Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts

Jan 27 2026 // President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the recovery efforts of last year’s Los Angeles wildfires, blaming the destruction and its...

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