Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
California's Wildfires Exposed Failings of the State's Leadership
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are sure to lecture us again this session about the need to step up our efforts to ...
FireAid benefit concert features star power to help Los Angeles fire victims
The star-studded FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles featured artists such as Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Jelly Roll and ...
Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...
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How California wildfires are affecting supply chains
While no major warehouse impacts have been reported, a spike in building materials demand could create shortages.
Here’s How California Cannabis Businesses Are Handling Wildfire Losses
Of the over 16,000 structures destroyed in the recent rash of wildfires in Southern California, many cannabis businesses were ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent ...
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L.A. fire updates: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline
The agency suggested using U.S. 101 as an alternate route between Los Angeles County and Central California. “Crews working to clear snow,” Caltrans said. “The closure will be in place for ...
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What role did arsonists play in the California wildfires?
Last week, an arson suspect was arrested after a brush fire broke out in Griffith Park, the Los Angeles Times reported. He became "at least the ninth person across Southern California taken into ...