Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
WASHINGTON — Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could severely limit the federal government’s authority to reduce carbon dioxide from power plants — pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. But it’s only a start. The case, West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, is […]
Greece evacuates Athens suburb under wildfire threat
Issued on: 04/06/2022 – 20:54Modified: 04/06/2022 – 20:52 Athens (AFP) – A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, the fire brigade said, forcing residents to evacuate and damaging about 20 properties. The Greek Civil Protection agency issued an emergency appeal via SMS for people to […]
Wildfire rages in Greece’s Evia island, one village evacuated
ATHENS (Reuters) – A wildfire raged out of control in central Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, on Saturday with authorities ordering the evacuation of one village, the fire department said. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze spread across the slopes of mountainous forest in Gaia and authorities ordered the evacuation of the village of Kremastos as […]
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Wildfire rages in Evia island, one village evacuated
A wildfire erupted on Greece’s Evia island on Saturday, leading the authorities to evacuate one village. The blaze spread across the slopes of mountainous forest on the Greek island [source: Getty] A wildfire raged out of control in central Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, on Saturday with authorities ordering the evacuation of one village, the fire […]
The contract videographer captures a piece of the crew’s life on a fire
Still image from BLM video, “The Wild Land”. Videography by Matt Irving. In 2021, the Bureau of Land Management Craig Interagency Hotshot Crew was joined on a two-week assignment by a Bureau of Land Management Fire program contract videographer, Matt Irving. He was able to capture the crew while assigned to incidents in California and […]