California lawmakers are debating a bill to increase pay for inmate firefighters, with some arguing current wages are akin to slavery while others oppose the proposed pay hike.

A powerful storm dropping drenching rain on flood-prone Southern California is raising concern among forecasters that it ...

combined with the cost of January’s wildfires, have created “serious financial headwinds” for the city, officials said. New data suggests there were faults on Southern California Edison’s ...

Wildfires recur seasonally and annually in California, and the losses are mounting over time. Some blame climate change for the repeated occurrence of severe wildfires in California. I ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...

The California Environmental ... of uncontrolled wildfires but also impose significant financial burdens on local governments and businesses. Critics argue that in its current form, CEQA has ...

there have been a total of 45 wildfires that have sparked across Florida that have burned 3,972 acres. Out of the 45 fires, the blaze in southern Miami-Dade and 15 other fires remain active.

Dry weather and millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last year are creating a long and active fire season in the Carolinas, according to North Carolina State University forestry and ...