wildfires

Texas
Law

Texas sues utility that caused largest wildfire in state history, over $1 billion in damages

By Jim Vertuno and The Associated Press
December 17, 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht.
North America

29-year-old charged with starting the fire that destroyed LA’s Pacific Palisades

By Christopher Weber, Jaimie Ding, John Seewer and The Associated Press
October 8, 2025
Wildfires
Environment

What caused the historic LA wildfire? The federal government accuses Southern California Edison

By Jaimie Ding and The Associated Press
September 5, 2025
National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures
Environment

National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures

By Ross D. Franklin, John Seewer and The Associated Press
July 15, 2025
Toronto
Environment

The air in the Upper Midwest is so thick, ‘if you have a nice pork loin you can hang from a tree, it’ll turn into ham’

By Jack Dura and The Associated Press
July 13, 2025
A man fills a Heli-Hydrant
Innovation

A firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant

By Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson and The Associated Press
May 23, 2025
California says State Farm can raise homeowner premiums 17% because of Los Angeles wildfires
Personal Finance

California says State Farm can raise homeowner premiums 17% because of Los Angeles wildfires

By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated Press
May 14, 2025
Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage
Politics

Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage

By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated Press
April 22, 2025
LA lawsuits accuse insurance companies of colluding to ‘suddenly and simultaneously’ drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
Finance

LA lawsuits accuse insurance companies of colluding to ‘suddenly and simultaneously’ drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated Press
April 22, 2025
A Pacific Palisades resident purchased a million-dollar burned lot for his daughter while he rebuilds too, so ‘grandpa and grandma will be just down the block’
Finance

A Pacific Palisades resident purchased a million-dollar burned lot for his daughter while he rebuilds too, so ‘grandpa and grandma will be just down the block’

By
April 13, 2025
A wildfire raging through Andong, South Korea in March.
Newsletters

A new wildfire prediction AI model shows why data rules

By
April 3, 2025
Outside a Maui resort
Environment

Maui’s mayor wants to ban Airbnbs to make housing more affordable for locals. Researchers say it could cause an economic shock

By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
April 1, 2025
Paris Hilton’s nonprofit is doling out $25,000 grants to female business owners after LA wildfires destroyed their ‘dream’ jobs
Success

Paris Hilton’s nonprofit is doling out $25,000 grants to female business owners after LA wildfires destroyed their ‘dream’ jobs

By The Associated Press and Gabriela Aoun Angueira
March 31, 2025
Wildfires force evacuation in North Carolina while it’s still recovering from Hurricane Helene—and also hit South Carolina and New Jersey
Environment

Wildfires force evacuation in North Carolina while it’s still recovering from Hurricane Helene—and also hit South Carolina and New Jersey

By
March 24, 2025
The Trump administration is backing a previously promised pay hike for wildland firefighters—but many worry new DOGE job cuts will sabotage them
Environment

The Trump administration is backing a previously promised pay hike for wildland firefighters—but many worry new DOGE job cuts will sabotage them

By Martha Bellisle and The Associated Press
March 20, 2025

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