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To send or not to send the emergency alert
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Limitations mean officials have to be judicious with the warnings they send to phones.
White House requests $44 billion in disaster aid from Congress. Now the negotiations begin
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Texas, Florida, and especially Puerto Rico say they need tens of billions of more in funding to help recovery efforts. But how do economic cost estimates from a disaster get turned into legislation?
The $2 billion question: Spend on fighting fires or preventing them?
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A professor of fire ecology discusses the trade-offs in one of the costliest fire seasons in memory.
Rising costs from Western wildfires may make policies harder to get in fire-prone areas
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Most homes lost in California wildfires likely covered by insurance.
Western wildfire season is getting longer and costlier
The costs are mounting for battling dozens of wildfires now burning in the Western United States, including some threatening popular national parks. Specifically, Glacier National Park in Montana and Yosemite National Park in California. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
California’s wildfires are only getting more risky — and expensive
California Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a state of emergency for two wildfires that have forced thousands of people along the state’s central coast to get out of harm’s way. Wildfire season has been extended by 70 to 80 days in the past decade, and California has increased its emergency fund to reflect new predictions. Local, […]
Those who live and work in Tennessee towns hit by deadly fire grapple with uncertainty
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The resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. are trying to come to terms with the loss of life, homes and livelihood.
Fires and those who have been fired cause oil uncertainty
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Saudi Arabia has a new oil minister. Canada has the worst wildfires in years.
As wildfires spread, homeowners insurance retreats
Rates rise and coverage is withdrawn as more areas are vulnerable to fire
Some residents used burned trees to rebuild in Bastrop
Kay Rogers describes rebuilding her house after a fire four years ago.

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