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Regulators Cast Doubt on California Utility’s Plans

Regulators Cast Doubt on California Utility’s Plans

Regulators could eventually revoke PG&E's utility license     By MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that has...

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Dry Conditions Triple Number of Fires in Oregon

Dry Conditions Triple Number of Fires in Oregon

Fire danger is expected to increase     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday the number of small wildfires has tripled this spring partly because of dry conditions across Oregon. The agency said Tuesday they’ve already doused 70...

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New Mexico Issues 10-Year Plan to Boost Forest Health

New Mexico Issues 10-Year Plan to Boost Forest Health

The latest drought map shows much of the U.S. Southwest mired in drought     By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Restoring forests, using fire as a management tool and getting more buy-in from private land owners are among the...

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FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

Rumors spread that unaccompanied immigrant children were housed in trailers     MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say that trailers at an industrial site in southwest Oregon, which were rumored to house unaccompanied immigrant children, are actually for...

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USFA: Ohio On-Duty Death

USFA: Ohio On-Duty Death

Roosenburg was participating in a controlled burn     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Wildland Firefighter Selide Roosenburg, 20, of the ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division...

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Containment of Theodore Roosevelt Park Wildfire Grows

Containment of Theodore Roosevelt Park Wildfire Grows

Wildfires have burned at least 53 square miles in the state     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on an eight-square-mile wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt State Park. Firefighters had the blaze 80% contained on Saturday afternoon,...

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Washington Senate Passes Wildfire Bill

Washington Senate Passes Wildfire Bill

Bill would provide $125 million every two years to boost wildfire response     By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state Senate has unanimously passed a bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in...

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