California wildfires

The projected cost of burying 10 percent of the company's distribution and transmission lines ranges from $15 billion to $30 billion.

The Pacific Gas & Electric company shut down power lines located near the fire, but has not commented on whether the lines were involved in the fire.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, about 55 large fires are raging in 12 states across the U.S., burning almost 800,000 acres so far.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles tweeted: "Fireworks can spark a wildfire if released recklessly so please be extra vigilant this holiday weekend."

Pacific Gas & Electric faces a nearly $2 billion shortfall in the $13.5 billion trust created for California wildfire victims who filed claims against them.

"He lied about his wildfire prevention achievements and put the lives of millions of Californians at risk," Republican John Cox said Wednesday of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

According to a map from Cal Fire, there are currently four active wildfires in the state, including the Rock Fire in Shasta County; the Dairy Fire in Tehama County; the Kathryn Fire in Riverside County; and the Flats Fire in Riverside County.

The settlement funds will go to 10 government agencies in the Sonoma, Shasta and Tehama counties, where the Kincade and Zogg Fires caused by the utility company wreaked havoc.

The blaze threatened at least 50 homes and other buildings, including television stations in an area known locally as TV Hill.

By early May, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported at least 9,392 acres burned since the start of the year—more than three times the five-year average Cal Fire reported over the same time period in previous years.

Two pilots died in a plane crash on 30 March after attempting to do stunts at a gender reveal party off the coast of the Mexican city of Cancun.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order halting oil and gas drilling. California environmentalists are pushing their governor to get on board.

Twitter users mocked the Representative for Georgia after an old Facebook post emerged in which she peddled baseless anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

A photo shared on Facebook by the Monterey office of the California Highway Patrol shows mud and debris on the highway near Rat Creek.

The blaze had burned at least 300 acres just hours after it broke out in Fallbrook, California, late Wednesday night.

The fire has burned through 11,199 acres and is only 5 percent contained.

Pacific Gas & Electric has begun to restore power to homes after it blacked out an estimated one million people in northern California as windstorm sparks wildfire warnings.

More than 90,000 people have been told to evacuate areas south of Los Angeles, as fires burn more than 10,000 acres.

Keepers hope Captain Cal, who was severely burned in the Zogg fire, will form a "great bond" with fellow cubs Pink Nose and Black Nose.

Fellows at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) estimate it will cost up to $1,000 per acre to clear damaged land.

The 4 million acres burned is more than double the previous record, with two months left in the fire season.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends the use of N95 respirators to filter out smoke or ash particles and prevent them from reaching your lungs. And here's where you can get them.

Many experts are pointing to climate change as the biggest driving force behind this sharp increase in the number of wildfires.

Experts weigh in on which mask is safest for you and your loved ones to stay safe against wildfire smoke.

Volunteers have reportedly been battling the Beachie Creek fire in the Willamette National Forest and Opal Creek Wilderness Area.

The California governor has been quick to vow to confront the climate emergency, but has quietly been approving more and more new oil and gas permits.

Wildfires can be a natural occurrence or can be started by humans.

Public awareness of the dangers of climate change threatens business as usual. So the bad faith actors are on the move yet again.

President Donald Trump and Senator Kamala Harris will head to California on Monday amid ongoing wildfires in the state.

A 14-year-old boy recently learned how to drive in an effort to help his family escape California's Creek Fire.