Stories Tagged as
California wildfires
Low pay pushes some federal firefighters to find work elsewhere
by
Nova Safo
Jul 14, 2021
“We all live supermodestly,” a firefighter said. “We’re about being able to do this job that we love, but also sustain life.”
PG&E ties compensation of victims to its future through stock
by
Lily Jamali
Apr 1, 2021
PG&E equipment caused the Camp Fire and other deadly blazes. What does it mean for victims when the settlement depends on profitability?
2 years after losing their homes in California fire, some are still wrangling with insurers
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 11, 2020
California has opened an audit into insurance company Nationwide's practices.
Smoke damage to grapes is the latest blow to California wine industry
by
Sam Harnett
Oct 6, 2020
A glut of grapes on the market, the pandemic and fires that damaged or destroyed wineries. Now, grapes tainted by smoke may be unusable.
In California, big business is preventing "good fire"
by
Molly Wood
and Bennett Purser
Sep 21, 2020
With the largest wildfires in history ablaze, advocates say its time to fight fire with fire.
Insurance increasingly unaffordable as climate change brings more disasters
Aug 31, 2020
In California, homeowners in high wildfire-risk areas are finding insurance is harder to find, costs more and is worth less.
A year after the Camp Fire, local developers are working together to rebuild Paradise
by
Sonja Hutson
Nov 11, 2019
Despite concerns that big out-of-town developers would buy up land and make Paradise more expensive, an analysis of property sales finds local developers rebuilding the town.
For public good, not for profit.
In California's wildfire country, insurance is harder to come by
by
Amy Scott
Oct 29, 2019
Insurance companies are dropping policies in high-risk areas.
Who pays for California's wildfires?
Oct 28, 2019
Multiple wildfires continue to burn in California, prompting evacuations, preventive power outages and a scramble for funds to pay to fight the fires.
Power shut-offs present unique challenges to low-income Californians
by
Ben Bradford
Oct 10, 2019
Power shutoffs aren’t wildfires or earthquakes, but for some they can be a kind of disaster.