At last month’s meeting of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Redlands, Director Patrick Wright remembered the group’s early days: “Candidly, when I started this job, we got ...

Wildfire has long been a part of life for many Americans. But recently, as wildfires have become larger, more destructive and longer-lasting, a new risk has come into focus for millions across the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Wildfire smoke may have killed more than 41,000 Americans annually from 2011-2020 The study suggests deaths from ...

Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year and will do more harm to U.S. residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat.

Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters. Source: Nature Note: Midcentury projection uses a moderate warming ...

Colorado's largest utility company has agreed to pay about $640 million to settle a lawsuit over liability for the state's most destructive wildfire, the Marshall fire in 2021. Colorado's largest ...

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the Bonneville Power Administration is liable for wildfire smoke that damaged Oregon wine grapes. Last year, several vineyards filed a federal ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Two Montana ranches have lost a lawsuit alleging they suffered $9 million in damages from federal “burnout and backfiring operations” during a 2017 wildfire. A federal judge has determined the ...

Megafires, minority politics and Indigenous wisdom are among wide-ranging yet intertwined topics highlighting an annual speaker series curated and hosted by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center ...