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New PBS Film: Loggers, Environmentalists Work Together To Stop Wildfires

April 16, 2021

Can private industry and environmentalists come together in the name of profit and protecting nature and communities? A new documentary says the answer is a resounding "yes." "If that (Creek) fire had happened that summer, we definitely would hav...

With No March Miracle, California Prepares for Another Drought

AP News

April 3, 2021

LOS ANGELES — California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a mirage at this point. The state appears in the midst of another drought only a f...

Opinion: Wildfire Prevention Deserves Long-Term, Dedicated, Continuous Funding

CalMatters

December 13, 2020

With every passing year, California continues to shatter records with devastating fire seasons, and 2020 is no exception. This year, the state has lost 4.2 million acres, approximately 9,000 structures, 31 l...

UN Calls on Humanity to End ‘War on Nature,’ Go Carbon-Free

AP News

December 6, 2020

As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its “war on nature” and commits to a future free of planet-warming carbon pollution. ...

After This Year’s Wildfires, California Must Spend to Manage Forest Health

CalMatters

November 29, 2020

By Robert Dugan and Jeff Harris, Special to CalMatters The uncontrolled wildfires that raged across California this year devastated lives, homes, forests and entire watersheds. We set a dubious record for mo...

Photo of CDCR inmates standing guard as flames from the Butte fire approach a containment line

California Inmate Fought Wildfires, Now Faces Deportation

AP News

November 20, 2020

SACRAMENTO — Among the thousands of firefighters who battled record-setting wildfires in California this year was Bounchan Keola, a 39-year-old immigrant from Laos serving a 28-year prison sentence for a gang-r...

Six Strategies for Managing Nation’s Flammable Landscapes as Fire Crisis Grows

The Conversation

November 15, 2020

As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and snowy weather over the last few days will finally put to bed the 2020 fire season in my state. Through much of October, great pillars of smoke rose in the...

Fierce Winds Drive New SoCal Wildfires. Santa Ana Conditions Expected Today.

AP News

October 27, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round of dangerous fire weathe...

Creek Fire Won’t Get Federal Disaster Aid as Trump Administration Denies State Request

AP News

October 16, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump's administration this week rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds aimed at cleaning up the damage from six recent wildfires, including the Creek Fire, amo...

Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow

AP News

October 5, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres. The new mark for the August Complex in the Coast Range between San Francisco and the Oregon border came a day after the...

Police Release More Details in Colorado Shooting That Killed 10

Clovis Medical School Will Graduate Pharmacy Doctors on Saturday

California Weighing Issues Around New CDC Masking Guidelines

What’s In a Name? Fresno Trustees Weigh Options for New School

Fresno's Maya Cinemas Reopens Friday. Face Masks Can Be Removed During Show.

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Grizzlies Ready for New League, New MLB Partner, and Pandemic

Bill Maher Taping Canceled After Host’s Positive Virus Test

New Local Food Truck: Cornish Treat in a Handheld Pie

‘American Idol’ Contestant Exits Show Amid Video Controversy

Will Amtrak Joe Save California's Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

It’s Time to Expose the Many Myths About Almonds and Water

No More Masks on June 15! Thank You, Gov. Newsom.

Loneliness Won’t End After COVID. Writer Says: ‘Find Your Linus Blanket’

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

New PBS Film: Loggers, Environmentalists Work Together To Stop Wildfires

With No March Miracle, California Prepares for Another Drought

Opinion: Wildfire Prevention Deserves Long-Term, Dedicated, Continuous Funding

UN Calls on Humanity to End ‘War on Nature,’ Go Carbon-Free

After This Year’s Wildfires, California Must Spend to Manage Forest Health

California Inmate Fought Wildfires, Now Faces Deportation

Six Strategies for Managing Nation’s Flammable Landscapes as Fire Crisis Grows

Fierce Winds Drive New SoCal Wildfires. Santa Ana Conditions Expected Today.

Creek Fire Won’t Get Federal Disaster Aid as Trump Administration Denies State Request

Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow

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