Trump threatens to cut off California wildfire aid if Newsom doesn't change water policy
Former President Trump has warned that if re-elected, he will withhold federal aid to combat California wildfires if Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) does not change policies to protect endangered fish species. Trump, speaking at a roughly hour-long news conference at his golf club in Los Angeles on Friday, said that if elected he would give […]
Intense California wildfire has spawned its own mini weather system — including lightning strikes
Raging wildfires raging across Southern California are causing destructive weather, including thunderstorms that brought a series of devastating lightning strikes, weather experts said. The fire near the San Bernardino National Forest grew rapidly over the weekend, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes, while powerful blazes spawned their own mini-weather systems that hindered efforts to contain […]
California Line Fire spark evacuations as wildfire hits San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles
Evacuations were expanded Saturday after a wildfire sparked flames leaping into the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles amid a days-long heatwave that has pushed temperatures into triple digits across the region. The so-called “Line Fire” was burning out of control along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 […]
Celebrities Ignore Deadly Wildfire Smoke Engulfing Brazil’s Largest City Under Socialist President
Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, woke up on Monday to a plume of wildfire smoke as a record number of fires raged across the state and the Amazon basin, killing at least three people and threatening to engulf one of the world’s largest ecosystems. Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have long been a major environmental […]
Hawaiian Electric raises going concern risk over Maui wildfire settlement financing
Maui business owner Javier Cantelops talks in “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” about why the island needs to bring tourists back for business. Hawaiian Electric The company said it still had no plans to raise funds for the $1.99 billion Maui wildfire settlement it agreed to earlier this month, and cited going concern risks in its […]
Wildfire burns down several homes in San Bernardino, Calif., forces mass evacuations
A fast-spreading wildfire ravaged a residential area of California on Monday afternoon, quickly scorching 54 acres and destroying several homes. The blaze, now named the Edgehill Fire, broke out in the Little Mountain area of San Bernardino County around 2:40 p.m., according to fire officials. A firefighter turns away from the heat of a completely […]
Harris says ‘everybody needs to be woke’ in unearthed clip spreading like wildfire on social media
A 2017 video of Vice President Kamala Harris calling on “everyone” to “wake up” has resurfaced on social media, with critics and conservatives slamming the presumptive Democratic nominee as a “communist” and “too radical to serve as president.” “We have to be awake, like everybody has to be awake. And you can talk about whether […]
Wyoming wildfire destroys GOP rep’s childhood home: ‘Devastating’
A raging wildfire has destroyed the childhood home of Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman of Wyoming. Officials say the blaze has burned more than 28,000 acres in eastern Wyoming since last week. The Haystacks Fire, which was contained Monday, reignited the next day and burned areas in the Haystack Mountains and north of Fort Laramie, Goshen […]
Maui wildfire victims secure more than $4B to settle lawsuits
Maui wildfire victims have reached a $4 billion settlement, according to court documents. Liaison’s lawyers filed a motion saying the settlement would resolve all claims related to last year’s devastating Maui fires. They are asking the judge to order that insurance companies cannot individually pursue defendants who received money from them. The Associated Press reported. […]
2023 Lahaina Wildfire Lawsuits Nearing $4 Billion Settlement
Hawaii’s Democratic governor said Wednesday that parties in a lawsuit over the 2023 wildfires are close to a settlement. The lawsuit was filed against the state, Maui County and public utilities in response to a devastating wildfire that ravaged Lahaina in August 2023 and caused devastating damage to residents, according to the Associated Press. report […]