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Judge to Weigh Limits for Aerial Fire Retardant in Wildfires

Judge to Weigh Limits for Aerial Fire Retardant in Wildfires

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the government's use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments Monday by environmentalists who are concerned about water pollution. A lawsuit pitting an environmental...

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Wildfire Burns Almost 700 Acres in Southeast Nebraska

Wildfire Burns Almost 700 Acres in Southeast Nebraska

UNION, Neb. (AP) — Overnight rain helped firefighters get control of two wildfires Monday in southeast Nebraska near the Missouri River. Nebraska officials said after Gov. Jim Pillen surveyed the damage that the fire near Beaver Lake was about 90% contained while the...

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NM Governor Signs Bill to Limit Prescribed Fires

NM Governor Signs Bill to Limit Prescribed Fires

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: With AP Photos. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Tuesday that aims to prohibit prescribed burns — wildland fires set purposefully as a means of forest management — during...

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NV Utility Seeks OK to Spend $373m on ‘Resilience’ Plan

NV Utility Seeks OK to Spend $373m on ‘Resilience’ Plan

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s dominant electric utility is asking state regulators to approve a $373 million maintenance and infrastructure resilience plan that executives say is needed to protect against extreme weather, wildfires and natural disasters. NV Energy's...

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Firefighter Battling VA Wildfire Dies in ATV Accident

Firefighter Battling VA Wildfire Dies in ATV Accident

ROSEANN, Va. (AP) — A firefighter battling a wildfire in western Virginia was killed when an ATV overturned, the state Department of Forestry announced Friday. Rocky S. Wood was killed while fighting a 15-acre wildfire near the Roseann community in Buchanan County on...

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NM Lawmakers Seek Assurances Over Prescribed Burns

NM Lawmakers Seek Assurances Over Prescribed Burns

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are looking for assurances from the U.S. Forest Service that the agency is taking preventative measures to ensure that future prescribed fires don't turn into disasters. They sent a letter this...

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Chile Wildfires Spread Amid Heat Wave as Death Toll Hits 22

Chile Wildfires Spread Amid Heat Wave as Death Toll Hits 22

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters struggled to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives amid a scorching heat wave that has broken records. The government...

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Feds Spend $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of Wildfires

Feds Spend $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of Wildfires

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to contain destructive infernos...

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NM Wildfires Prompt Bill to Ban Burns During Season

NM Wildfires Prompt Bill to Ban Burns During Season

By ADRIAN HEDDEN Carlsbad Current-Argus CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of acres burned in New Mexico last spring as its two biggest wildfires ever were allegedly lit purposefully, but got out of control. This year, New Mexico Sen. Ron Griggs of Alamogordo...

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CA Snowpack Off to Great Start Amid Severe Drought

CA Snowpack Off to Great Start Amid Severe Drought

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The snowpack covering California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, officials announced Tuesday, raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the...

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