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4 Growing Threats to Europe’s Forests: Logging, Bioenergy, Wildfires and Pests
World Resources Institute· 23 hours agoImpacts include fewer tall forests, climate change-induced wildfires, insect outbreaks, and, most recently, increased wood harvesting to meet additional demand for “home-grown ...
Nursing home are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt was the first time Xcel Energy preemptively switched off electricity in Colorado as a wildfire...
Puget Sound Energy could preemptively shut off power in Kitsap County due to wildfire risk
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 4 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· 3 days agoCanada's wildfire season is off to a slow start, with the number of hectares burned so far this year...
Northwest leaders try again for more federal money for prescribed burns to prevent wildfire
Arizona Daily Sun· 3 days agoOregon and Washington leaders are using the start of the region’s wildfire season to once again ask...
Forward-thinking investments and increased power grid flexibility can prevent wildfires
Utility Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoA methodology being developed by Lawrence Berkekey National Lab and others assesses different ...
Spokane fire officials offer wildfire season home protection tips | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 1 day agoOfficials warn everyone to prepare for fire season. Guy Gifford from the Department of Natural Resources said preparing your property for the season and creating a defensible space is essential ...
Climate gets a seat in Chicago teachers’ talks
Politico· 16 hours agoThe move marks the latest in a growing...scope of wages and benefits. And the worsening state of the climate — from summer heat waves to flooding in Florida to the wildfire
Utility shutoff to prevent wildfires spotlights nursing home preparedness
Becker’s Hospital Review· 5 days agoBoulder, Colo.-based Frasier Retirement Community was given only 75 minutes notice before Xcel Energy cut its electrical service April 6 amid dry and windy wildfire ...
TVA, partners seek $350 million in DOE grant funding to lower energy costs, strengthen grid, and...
WDEF Chattanooga· 19 hours agoDepartment of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to fund 141 energy...
