Thomas Fire Now Largest In State History
December 22, 2017
(AP) - The huge wildfire that burned hundreds of homes in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is now the largest in California's recorded history at 273,400 acres.
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CARB Approves $663 Million For Clean Trucks, Low-Income Communities
December 19, 2017 | Ezra David Romero
The funding includes investments and incentives to put cleaner vehicles on the road, and $125 million set aside to get more clean cars and buses into disadvantaged communities.
California Trying To Reduce Amount Of Holiday Waste Heading To Landfills
December 19, 2017 | Ezra David Romero
Holiday packaging adds 1 million tons of waste nationally. CalRecycle is working on policy recommendations to reduce the amount of holiday trash destined for landfills.
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Record 129 Million Dead Trees In California
December 15, 2017 | Rich Ibarra
In the last couple of years, almost 30 million more trees have withered away, caused by years of drought and devastation brought on by bark beetles.
Surviving Hurricane Katrina
December 15, 2017 | Chris Remington
Former Insight producer Jonathan Ayestas joined Beth Ruyak in studio to talk about his own experience living through Hurricane Katrina.
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Thomas Fire: NASA Aerial Surveys Detect 1,300 Degree Fire Temperatures
December 14, 2017 | Ezra David Romero
The fires burning in Southern California have charred more than 250,000 acres. NASA is testing science instruments intended for space by measuring environmental impacts in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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CAL FIRE Firefighter Dies Fighting Thomas Fire
December 14, 2017
(AP) — A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died.
Christmas Tree Shoppers Help With Forest Fire Resistance
December 13, 2017 | Sally Schilling
Eleven national forests in California are offering Christmas tree programs this season.
Crews Struggle To Keep Flames From California Neighborhoods
December 12, 2017
To the north, San Francisco Bay Area firefighters quickly contained blazes Tuesday that destroyed at least two homes in hills east of Oakland.
Dry Winds To Persist In Southern California Fire Areas
December 9, 2017
Forecasters say gusty, dry Santa Ana winds will continue in Southern California for at least another day in areas where crews are battling wildfires.