Earthquakes Alert Californians to Be Ready for ‘Big One’ July 9, 2019 By John Rogers, Robert Jablon and Marcio Jose Sanchez Shaken residents are cleaning up from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that...
Roads, Utilities Require Repair After California Quakes July 8, 2019 By John Rogers, Robert Jablon and Marcio Jose Sanchez Officials in two damaged desert communities worked over the weekned to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake...
Oregon Agency Charged with Earthquake Study and Preparation Could Be Abolished July 3, 2019 The state agency in charge of earthquake study and preparation, as well as monitoring mining efforts in Oregon, could be...
Officials Say 4 Wildfires in North-Central Nevada Were All Human Caused July 3, 2019 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says four separate wildfires that broke out in north-central Nevada this week all were...
Idaho Crop Insurance Company Will Pay $3.48M in Lawsuit June 24, 2019 A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Idaho...
Bird Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm June 21, 2019 By Millicent Dent An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84%...
Climate Change Forcing Some Alaskan Villages to Relocate June 20, 2019 Accelerating erosion is forcing villages in western Alaska to begin making plans to move, officials said. Erosion caused by climate...
Small Quake Confirmed Near Central California Town June 17, 2019 The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit central California. The agency says the earthquake hit a spot...
Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M June 11, 2019 The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new...
Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze June 11, 2019 California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in...