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$12M in Emergency Funding for Death Valley Flood Repairs

Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads in Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said. Most roads in the desert park have been …

California Insurance Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations, Non-Renewals Following Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for 8,500 affected homes following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration as wildfires in Siskiyou County continue to threaten homeowners. The commissioner’s order shields those properties within the …

Pipeline Break Spills 45,000 Gallons of Diesel in Wyoming

A diesel pipeline in Wyoming owned by a company that’s being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two other states cracked open and released more than 45,000 gallons of fuel, state regulators and a company representative disclosed. Cleanup …

California’s Largest Wildfire Now 60% Contained

California’s largest wildfire so far this year has so far burned more than 60,000 acres, but it is now 60% contained. The McKinney Fire broke out on July 29 in an unpopulated area in Klamath National Forest. The fire has …

2 New Mexico Counties Were Added to Wildfire Disaster Declaration

Two more New Mexico counties were added to a federal disaster declaration issued in response to the state’s historic wildfire season. State officials said that Los Alamos and Sandoval counties will now be eligible for grant funding through the Federal …

Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Emerges as Climate Flashpoint

A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state – labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk – generated so much pushback from angry homeowners that officials abruptly retracted it, saying they had …

Utah Man Accused of Causing Wildfire by Burning Spider

A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter. Cory Allan Martin, 26, told deputies that he spotted the spider Monday while he was in a hiking area …

McKinney Fire in California Growing, Still out of Control

The McKinney Fire in Northern California was still out of control on Wednesday despite cloudy, cooler conditions on Tuesday night. The fire has burned nearly 90 square miles since it started on Friday in an unpopulated area in Klamath National …

California Commissioner Orders Cancellation Moratorium for Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for the county of Mariposa following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration. Lara’s order shields those properties within the perimeter or in adjacent ZIP Codes of the …

2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Path of Big California Wildfire

Authorities said two bodies were found inside a burned vehicle in the path of a raging Northern California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the U.S. West amid hot, dry, gusty conditions. The McKinney Fire exploded …