FEMA again pushes back on renewed push to test soil after Southern California wildfires
Echoing an earlier request from the state, local lawmakers have renewed a call for FEMA to reconsider its policy not to test ...
California wildfire cleanup crews tackle toxic waste, risk of exploding batteries
After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries ...
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Governor Newsom suspends permitting rules, expands FEMA cleanup, extends ROE Deadline to April 15
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed several executive order aimed at accelerating the rebuilding of fire-ravaged ...
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Neighborhoods Ravaged by CA Wildfires Being Rebuilt Sans Soil Testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s controversial decision to forgo soil testing in communities burned in the Eaton and ...
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California congresswoman introduces bill to end GoFundMe and FEMA financial conflict
A California congresswoman is looking to help fire victims who are receiving less federal funding after accepting money via ...
FEMA expands scope of wildfire debris cleanup, extends key ‘opt-in’ deadline
A widened scope of property owners now have until April 15 to opt in to right-of-entry, allowing the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Laguna Beach awarded FEMA and state grant funding to mitigate wildfire hazards in two canyon areas
The Laguna Beach City Council accepted more than $300,000 in FEMA grant funding for wildfire hazard mitigation and fuel ...
OCTA asking for emergency permit for rail protection project through San Clemente
Opponents worry additional use of boulders would destroy area beaches, argue emergency permits would skirt needed ...