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Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area
Behind the remains of a town scorched by fire, the foothills are lush with new green and filled with birdsong.
Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit ...
Are Arizona cities prepared to evade urban wildfires? If not, will they build back better?
In the midst of a dry winter, images of the California wildfires struck fear in the hearts of Arizonans. Some cities are more ...
NYC issues air quality alert over smoke from New Jersey wildfire
A New Jersey wildfire Thursday prompted a New York City air quality alert until midnight covering Manhattan, the Bronx, ...
Film industry job losses, the bankruptcy of the unions and the fight for rank-and-file committees
The jobs bloodbath in the US film industry continues. FilmLA reported April 14 that first-quarter film and television ...
EPA head calls on Mexico to stop Tijuana sewage flow to California
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief on Tuesday demanded that Mexico put an end to the unfettered flow of raw ...
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Altadena suffered a ‘catastrophic failure.’ Did unincorporated status hurt fire response?
Southern California Edison has announced that it will bury more than 150 miles of power lines in in Altadena and Malibu following January’s firestorms. April 11, 2025 While their group has a ...
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These Black Architects Are Helping Rebuild Altadena After the L.A. Wildfires
As Altadena rebuilds, residents and grassroots coalitions are working to ensure that the community's cultural fabric is ...
EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says his agency will be providing Mexico a list to complete to stop the flow ...
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Excavating the burn layer in Altadena
Every archaeologist remembers the first time they came to a layer of blackened dirt while excavating. For me it was at Tel Halif, in southern Israel. I was crouching in a hole; the dig’s ...
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Trail cameras show mountain lion and wildlife repopulating wildfire zone in California
Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through wildlands and destroyed hundreds of structures in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area as trail cameras capture ...
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Altadena Baptist Church and faith based organizations debris removal funding
The problem is faith-based organizations, including Altadena Baptist Church, do not qualify for FEMA assistance, and insurance only covers a very small portion of the debris removal.