‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
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The LA fires burned a lot of lithium-ion batteries. What does that say about a clean energy future?
Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of ...
Pipe bomb detonates near bike trail in Fairfield, police say
Police are investigating after a pipe bomb detonated near a bike trail in Fairfield Monday, officials said. According to the Fairfield Police Department, officers responded to a report of an explosion ...
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L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
More locally, the deadly Thomas and Woolsey Fires ... A nightly curfew for the burn areas remains in effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Checkpoints restricting access to the fire-ravaged Pacific ...
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After Woolsey Fire, this music composer built his dream house
Woolsey Fire destroyed Gary Scott’s Malibou Lake home, he rebuilt a smaller and more fireproof house on the same land.
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
These maps show where US fire danger is the highest this spring. It might not be where you think
“Most precipitation will fall in the Far West, Southwest, Rockies, and eastern U.S., especially Tennessee and surrounding ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall ...
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Rain raises mudslide concerns in the Eaton Fire burn scar area
Due to the rain expected this week, protective measures including K-rails and sandbags have been placed near hillsides and ...
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Stop looking for someone to blame for the Los Angeles wildfires
head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, tweeting a picture of a burning McDonald’s with ... destructive natural disasters. After the Woolsey Fire in 2008 that ravaged the beachfront ...