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Groups urge FEMA to recognize extreme heat, wildfire smoke as a ‘major disaster’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoA coalition of environmental, labor and healthcare groups called on the Federal Emergency Management...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 54 minutes agoWhile overall temperatures in August have not been as extreme, dry conditions contributed to the spread of wildfires in Greece, the US, Canada, and the Canary Islands. On ...
Nursing home are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt was the first time Xcel Energy preemptively switched off electricity in Colorado as a wildfire...
Guest column: It’s time to retire the Ormond Beach gas plant and fund clean energy
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoIt’s clear that we have better, less expensive alternatives at our disposal. It costs taxpayers $1.2 billion just to keep these plants on standby until an emergency like a wildfire& ...
Puget Sound Energy could preemptively shut off power in Kitsap County due to wildfire risk
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAmid a growing wildfire risk in Western Washington, Puget Sound Energy announced it could...
Damage done by 2024 wildfire season well below average so far, federal officials say
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCanada's wildfire season is off to a slow start, with the number of hectares burned so far this year...
Western Washington working to mitigate wildfire risks this summer
KING5 Seattle· 1 day agoMultiple wildfires are actively burning across the state of Washington, including a fire in Chelan...
Is relying entirely on renewable energy a good idea?
Santa Maria Sun· 9 hours agoRenewable energy has been the poster child for politicians and celebrity personages for the last few years to replace fossil fuel energy sources. In their ...
How PNNL is leveraging AI and ML to enhance infrastructure resiliency
FedScoop· 14 hours agoIn recent years, the escalating frequency, intensity and cost of natural disasters have posed...
Storm debris clean-up continues in Monarch and Neihart areas
KRTV Great Falls· 10 hours agoIn May, a powerful winter storm tore down thousands of trees in the Monarch and Neihart areas....
