Restoring Healthy Forests
People use wood - to build homes, to make paper - and that wood needs to come from somewhere. We can use wood from trees that are dead or dying, or from trees that are alive and healthy. We can...
View ArticleFirefighters initially moved to snub Giuliani
Citing a “disgraceful lack of respect” for firefighters killed in the 9/11 attacks, an influential union initially decided that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani would be the only presidential...
View ArticleAnalysis of California Fires Must Prepare Us for Next Round (Sen. Dianne...
By any measure, the wildfires that struck Southern California last month were a disaster of monumental proportions. Over this past weekend, we saw even more fire. This time it was the Corral Canyon...
View ArticleDevastating Fires Brought Southern California Together (Rep. Bob Filner)
In response to the devastating wildfires in Southern California and San Diego County, our community has come together as never before to help one another. My deepest gratitude goes out to the...
View ArticleReduce Risks Firefighters Face (Rep. Ed Perlmutter)
Everyday, firefighters across the country put their lives on the line for the safety of others. I believe we have an obligation to provide firefighters the tools and resources they need to safely and...
View ArticleObama: Brace for rough wildfire season out West
President Obama warned governors of western states that an extended drought heading into wildfire season could lead to devastating destruction this summer, and he drew their attention to federal...
View ArticleGOP pushes to 'fire Harry Reid'
The Republican National Committee is launching a campaign to "fire Harry Reid" that attempts to tie Democratic Senate candidates to the Senate majority leader. The RNC announced Monday it would target...
View ArticleObama officials press Congress to shift wildfire funding
Top Obama administration officials are calling on Congress to change the way the government allocates funds for fighting wildfires as western states deal with one of the most destructive seasons on...
View ArticleHuge fire erupts at Dubai hotel
A massive fire has erupted at a luxury hotel in Dubai, engulfing the side of the building as crowds gathered to watch a nearby fireworks display on New Year's Eve. Images appeared on social media...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Watergate complex
A fire broke out on the 13th floor of the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., according to WJLA.The Washington, D.C., Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said just after 2 p.m. that crews...
View ArticleColleges shouldn't have the right to infringe on free speech
This year the Colorado legislature, with broad bipartisan support, banned publicly funded colleges from stifling their students’ right to free speech and assembly. The new law addresses a serious...
View ArticleKeep opportunistic pork out of Forest Service's fire-fighting budget
It is a hallmark of our times that whenever a disaster occurs, a great many people rush to the aid of the victims. Some of these are genuinely concerned people trying to help. Others, however, often...
View ArticleNew Jersey lawmaker is fourth House Republican to call for Pruitt to resign
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) is calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to step down, becoming the fourth House Republican to do so.LoBiondo, who is retiring from...
View ArticleFire breaks out at unopened Trump-branded hotel in Azerbaijan
A fire broke out at the site of what was once slated to be a Trump Organization hotel in Azerbaijan on Saturday, injuring several people, according to reports.The fire broke out in one of the middle...
View ArticleOvernight Energy: Trump Cabinet officials head west | Zinke says California...
GO WEST, YOUNG CABINET SECRETARIES: Four of President Trump's Cabinet secretaries are escaping the Washington, D.C., August summer heat and heading west for some energy and environment related events....
View ArticleZinke blames 'environmental terrorist groups' for scale of...
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is blaming "environmental terrorist" groups for the deadly forest fires ripping through California.Zinke, who visited neighborhoods ravaged by the state's largest wildfire...
View ArticleOvernight Energy: EPA questioned safety of rolling back fuel efficiency rule...
EPA PUSHED BACK ON EFFICIENCY ROLLBACK RATIONALE: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff challenged the Trump administration's conclusion that rolling back vehicle fuel efficiency rules would save...
View ArticleOvernight Energy: Most Americans in poll support ditching plastic straws |...
POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR DITCHING PLASTIC STRAWS: Most Americans support a recent push to cut back on the use of plastic straws, though a smaller percentage support an outright ban, according to a new...
View ArticleLA County fire chief: Trump's comments on wildfires are 'very...
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby on Monday responded to President Trump’s assertion that the California wildfires are due to “gross mismanagement,” saying the president's remarks are...
View ArticleVideo shows costly Arizona fire began with explosion at border agent’s gender...
An Arizona wildfire that caused more than $8 million in damages was started at a border agent's gender-reveal party when a target was shot and exploded, immediately setting blaze to the surrounding...
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