DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes

A fight over USDA immigration and diversity policies held up $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants for an area in Washington state that’s now burning.

Maps show wildfire smoke forecast, air quality alerts due to pollution from Canadian, Minnesota fires

Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota engulfed large swaths of the Midwest and East Coast.
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Wildfire smoke is worse than you think

Scientists at the University of California are studying how this growing crisis affects our health — and the findings are alarming.

Wildfire smoke is driving terrible air quality as new wildfire plumes arrive from Canada

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is pouring into the US and will usher in unhealthy air quality for millions of people in Northeast and Midwest.

The U.S. Is Now At Its Worst Level of Wildfire Preparedness. What Does That Mean?

A number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Weather Service, are responsible for allocating federal resources for t

Wildfire warning after field and house blazes

Fire crews say they have extinguished two fires in a field and a house in Horsham overnight.

Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far.

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France

Hundreds of thousands of people, residents as well as vacationers, were forced to evacuate or told to remain indoors.

Utah faces third massive wildfire of year: "Not a record we're proud of"

Dangerous fire conditions have prevented crews from reaching the site of a crashed firefighting helicopter carrying two people.