EnvironmentConspiracies are rife about water and the LA fires. Here's what experts sayJanuary 21, 2025Prominent right wing influencers are falsely blaming the fires' destructiveness on the city not having enough water to fight the blazes.
EnvironmentLawsuits allege power company involvement in LA wildfiresJanuary 14, 2025Lawsuits allege the Eaton Fire was sparked by a SoCal Edison transmission tower. The company says they have not had a chance to inspect the scene yet. The ATF has only just begun the federal investigation into the fire's cause.
EnvironmentWhat are the Santa Ana winds and how are they impacting the LA wildfires?January 9, 2025Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.
EnvironmentWildfires latest: Pacific Palisades fire is most destructive in Los Angeles historyJanuary 8, 2025Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s worsening wildfires explainedJanuary 8, 2025The year 2025 was barely out of the gate before the Palisades Fire — driven by ferocious Santa Ana winds — began tearing through Los Angeles County. As climate change warms the planet, California's wildfires have become unpredictable and extreme.
Environment‘Really hard to watch’: Park Fire narrowly misses radio transmission towerJuly 29, 2024 | Kate WolffeAs firefighters make progress in containing the Park Fire, CapRadio and NSPR engineers reflect on watching the inferno approach a crucial transmission tower.
EnvironmentParadise — a California town wiped off the map by wildfire — is still recovering 5 years onNovember 8, 2023Five years after of one of America's worst wildfires, slow and expensive recovery continues in Paradise, Calif., which could be a portent for what's ahead on fire-stricken Maui.
Extracurricular clubs, sports programs help young Camp Fire survivors healNovember 8, 2023Youth in the Paradise region have lived through both a pandemic and the Camp Fire, California's deadliest wildfire. Community organizations are mobilizing to help give them spaces to thrive.
Five years after the Camp Fire, some survivors think they won’t ever be paidNovember 8, 2023In the last three years, the PG&E Fire Victims Trust has paid out more than $10 billion dollars. But it dispenses settlement money in small payments because it isn’t fully funded.
EnvironmentWith more rain and fewer fires, California forests saw more prescribed burns this yearNovember 8, 2023 | Manola SecairaThis technique, which involves the intentional and controlled burning of fuels on the forest floor, is a necessary tool to reduce fire risks in California.
