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The nation is beefing up its power grids for the transition to fueling everything from cars to home cooling systems with electricity, and addressing hazards along the way.

Amid the pandemic, one city of Berkeley firefighter made gross pay of $702,941 over two years.

As Colorado experiences bigger and more frequent wildfires, prolonged drought and other impacts of a changing climate, a coalition of community groups is urging the state to stop issuing oil and gas fracking permits by 2030.

Even though autumn brings cooler temperatures to North Dakota, dry conditions mean the risk of wildfire remains high, particularly in rural areas.

California homeowners and businesses that take steps to protect their properties from wildfires will soon pay lower insurance rates under a new, first-in-the-nation framework.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Sunday, October 9, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.

Wildfires across the West are creating bigger impacts on snowpack supplying farms, energy production and drinking water for millions of downstream user.

Across the country, it is not the mayors, municipal judges, city attorneys or city managers who are often the highest-paid municipal employees.

Wildfires in the American West are getting larger, more frequent and more severe.