Tag: fire

When the agency inked contracts with private companies to identify homes they could rent for survivors, it didn’t prohibit them from signing up properties that had been occupied by long-term residents.

The new findings are an example of how the impacts of the climate crisis build on each other.

Wildfire smoke is a problem because it contributes to air pollution.

This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.

Even for an old man like me, it’s a terrifying thing to watch humanity make a decision, however inchoate, to essentially commit suicide.

"I want us to go humbly to the very people our culture tried to exterminate to listen to what they can teach us. "

"The costs of inaction greatly outweigh the costs of taking action on climate change. We can still reduce future damage and suffering if we act quickly and dramatically to reduce carbon emissions."

California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.

"Wildfire smoke has the potential to significantly impact air quality, as we've seen over the past few summers."

A Northern California community offers mental health first-aid to survivors of devastating fires.