The flames are gone, but fires’ remnants remain dangerous
This week’s rainstorms in Southern California resulted in debris flows and mudslides, especially in the areas near last month ...
Elias: How long, at what cost will Trump’s ‘War on California’ drag on?
Despite making nice on his recent visit to see Los Angeles fire damage, the president’s years-long battles with state ...
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California braces for heavy rains as car pileup in winter storm closes an Oregon interstate
Snow and ice in whiteout conditions contributed to as many as 30 cars involved in a pileup on a major highway connecting ...
Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as freezing rain, snow aim for Oregon
Thursday’s storms followed two days of heavy snow and freezing rain in a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to Washington, D.C., that caused hundreds of traffic accidents, knocked out ...
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California Issues Workplace Safety Guidance for Wildfire Recovery Efforts
The Department of Industrial Relations has posted guidance for employers and workers on how to proceed rapidly and safely.
Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
PBF Energy's Northern California Refinery Remains Offline After Feb. 1 Fire -- OPIS
PBF Energy's 157,000 b/d Martinez refinery in Northern California remained offline Wednesday following a Feb. 1 fire that injured six workers, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. All of the ...
More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
Ukraine Attack Damages Industrial Facility in Russia's Saratov, Regional Governor Says
(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia's southern region of Saratov, its governor said early on Tuesday, while a Ukrainian official said an oil refinery had been ...
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No Degree, No Problem: Demand Is Growing for High-Paid Skilled Trades
A consensus is emerging that traditional undergraduate education is falling short of preparing students for the workplace, ...