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Larry Elder’s Claimed California Needs More Logging to Stop Wildfires

An analysis found that Elder, who is running to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election, has…

Dharna Noor

9/08/21 12:30PM

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PG&E Planning Potential Power Shutoffs in California Amid Raging Dixie Fire

“The fuels conditions are worse than we’ve ever seen, the fire behavior is worse than we’ve ever seen," a…

Brianna Provenzano

8/16/21 3:40PM

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The Dixie Fire Is Now the Largest Single Wildfire in California History

The fast-moving fire is officially the second-largest in state history and the biggest single fire on record.

Molly Taft

8/10/21 2:51PM

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The Dixie Fire Destroys an Entire California Town as Danger Continues

Scenes of destruction have emerged from Greenville, which California's largest wildfire destroyed on Wednesday.

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Notorious Wildfire-Causing Power Company PG&E to Finally Bury Some of Its Power Lines

PG&E's shoddy equipment perennially sparks deadly wildfires. But burying the lines will take years.

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Those Who Wish Me Dead Is a Failure of a Film in a World on Fire

An Angelina Jolie wildfire movie is every disasterologist’s dream, but Those Who Wish Me Dead ignores our current…

Samantha Montano and John Carr

5/20/21 11:37AM

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Murder Cover-Up: Man Allegedly Set Deadly Wildfire to Hide His Crime

A fire that raged outside of San Francisco last summer was allegedly set to cover up a murder—and became part of the …

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QAnon Congresswoman Also Believes a Space Laser Sparked California's Deadliest Wildfire

It appears no conspiracy is too outlandish for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to peddle. There’s QAnon, false flag…

Brian Kahn

1/28/21 2:57PM

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California's Hellish 2018 Wildfires Cost the U.S. Economy $148.5 Billion

Two years later, we’re still adding unfortunate superlatives to the 2018 California wildfire season. The latest is a …

Brian Kahn

12/07/20 11:14AM

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PG&E Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Camp Fire Deaths

California utility PG&E is officially pleading guilty to manslaughter charges related to the deadly Camp Fire in…

Yessenia Funes

3/23/20 11:55AM

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A Year After Paradise Burned, What Comes Next Is Still a Mystery

PARADISE, Calif. — Paradise is a town of negative space, a looking glass projecting what was and what will be.

Brian Kahn

11/08/19 9:08AM

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Standing in the Rubble of Paradise: Life After the Camp Fire, One Year Later

For the 36,000 people living in and around Paradise, California, the Camp Fire is a definitive moment that cleaved…

Brian Kahn

10/21/19 10:35AM

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Paradise, California, Has Lost More Than 90 Percent of Its Residents Since Last Year's Deadly Fire

The Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, California, last year. Since then, the community has struggled to…

Yessenia Funes

7/12/19 4:10PM

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California Power Company Tied to Last Year’s Deadly Camp Fire Is Filing For Bankruptcy

California’s largest utility is in a death spiral in wake of the deadly Camp Fire last fall. Pacific Gas & Electric…

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Good Boy Who Survived the Camp Fire Guarded His Family’s Home for Nearly a Month

A good boy who survived the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history was found weeks later,…

Catie Keck

12/09/18 1:40PM

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The Camp Fire Death Count Just Dropped by 3 Due to New DNA Evidence

Miraculously, the number of dead from California’s Camp Fire—the deadliest and most destructive fire in the state’s…

Yessenia Funes

12/04/18 11:20AM

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Camp Fire Now Completely Contained, With 85 Confirmed Dead and Hundreds Still Missing

California’s nightmarish Camp Fire is nearly out after weeks of destruction, but firefighters are still finding new…

Tom McKay

11/25/18 1:30PM

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Smoke From California’s Wildfires Reached All the Way to New York City

Smoke from the wildfires that have devastated California for weeks has stretched some 3,000 miles to East Coast…

Catie Keck

11/21/18 11:40PM

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The Camp Fire Is Creating California's Next Housing Crisis

With each passing day, the number of structures destroyed by the Camp Fire rises. The fire is easily the most…

Brian Kahn

11/20/18 5:30PM

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Ryan Zinke Says 'Radical Environmentalists' Are to Blame For the Wildfire That's Killed 79 People

Americans of all political persuasions are rushing to blame the devastating Camp Fire on their political foes, but…

Matt Novak

11/20/18 7:30AM

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