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Factbox-Why is fire-threatened Fort McMurray so important to Canada's oil industry?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoA wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people...
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
seattlepi.com· 1 hour agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to...
Two Democratic candidates compete in primary in GOP-held southern Oregon House district
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Jackson County district, which includes Medford, is still recovering from the devastating Labor ...
Takeaways from the investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
ABC 15 Phoenix· 46 minutes agoA sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that...
New era at Shellburg Falls: Tweaked hikes, changed trailhead, burned but beautiful forest
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoUrness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be...
The overlooked crisis of escalating commercial insurance rates in California
Orange County Register· 6 days agoBusiness owners are seeing their commercial property insurance rates double, triple, and, in some...
To replant Oregon's forests after major wildfires, state foresters have a need for seed
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 3 days agoFollowing the destructive wildfires in 2020, state officials started looking to plant new trees to...
WTI edges higher to near $78.50 due to drawdown in US inventories, Canada wildfires
The Forex Market· 1 day agoWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude Oil price retraces its recent losses, trading around $78.30 per...
Extreme weather causing billions of dollars in damage, driving up insurance premiums: StatsCan
CBC via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the country has caused the sums paid out...
Volunteers power wildfire mitigation efforts in the Tri-Cities
Crosscut· 3 days agoKennewick has a higher fire risk than 92% of U.S. communities. The nonprofit Team Rubicon helps...