Tag: Wildfires
Insurers Shrink From Covering Damage Due To Subsidence & Sinking Buildings
Subsidence often occurs in areas where the soil is mostly clay, which expands when it rains and shrinks when in periods of high heat.
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The EPA, Power Plants And Planetary Boundaries — Everything Is Connected
The latest outrage from the EPA is a plan to eliminate all restrictions on power plant emissions in another gift to billionaires.
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Letters to the Editor: June 12, 2025
Can anyone recall a time in history when one man could create such havoc?
Officials issue warning over air quality in Elgin, Oxford counties
After far-off wildfires drove air quality in the region into high-risk territory last week, a Southwestern Ontario health unit has extended a special air quality statement.
The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
By Matt Simon
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More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.