Campaigners now know the date they will get a chance to try and overturn the decision to build a waste incinerator on Portland. An application was made to the High Court in December for a ...

Firefighters were able to gain the upper hand while battling a nearly 40-acre brush fire that is burning close to homes in Jurupa Valley last week. The Clay Fire was first reported at around 5:15 ...

A map from California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shows the locations of all six wildfires burning in Southern California. A map from California's Department of Forestry and Fire ...

Weekend rains could finally help tamp down the still-burning Los Angeles wildfires, but those rains could bring deadly mudslides and flooding to the communities in and around the fire zones.

That fire, which has been dubbed the Lilac Fire, was said to be about 85 acres in size and burning at a "moderate rate of speed" with additional structures threatened, according to Cal Fire.

CASTAIC, Calif. (KERO) — What's described as a "fast-moving" wildfire is burning near Castaic and causing closures on the I-5 including on the Grapevine. Crews are battling the Hughes Fire ...

Allies of the new US President are said to feel Mr Trump has the Prime Minister 'over a barrel' as Labour needs to seal a package to revive the UK's sluggish economy. They claimed a US-UK trade ...

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Ecology, local clean air agencies, and Tribes can restrict indoor and outdoor burning under certain conditions. Air quality burn bans protect people when the air is unhealthy. Fire safety burn bans ...

A legal action has begun after a company in the running to operate a new £300m household waste incinerator on Teesside was disqualified from the process. Green Recovery Projects Limited is ...

EACH year on January 11, the Clavie King and his creosote-drenched crewman carry a burning barrel through the narrow streets of Burghead in Moray. The Burning of the Clavie is thought to be one of the ...

The government has announced that the Ministry of Health has commenced an evaluation to determine the viability of the Pockwood Pond incinerator. Health Minister Vincent Wheatley, accompanied by ...