Tag: wildfire

A pilot scheme reintroducing beavers has created a green, wet corridor which could be valuable during hot, dry summers.

The rule's own text puts the 2001 protections at 58.5 million acres, and comments close at midnight on September 21.

The steepest drops occurred across the West and Southeast in controlled burns, which plummeted by nearly 44 percent.

Scientists are warning that wildfire pollutants can continue to contaminate local waterways for up to eight years after a wildfire event.

In Defense Animal Rescue is helping to support animal rescuers and provide life-saving aid for animals affected by the crisis.

Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.

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.

Rising wildfire smoke nullifies decades of air quality gains.

Cities affected included New York, Cleveland and Chicago.

The onslaught has led to another round of media headlines and press releases from environmental and public health groups asking whether the nation is at a tipping point of urgency to fight climate change.