[NFA] An incendiary mix of strong, shifting winds and drought-parched vegetation stoked two of California's largest wildfires on Wednesday, with thousands of residents chased from their foothill and mountain homes in the Sierra Nevada range.
Strong winds and dry vegetation stoked two of California's largest wildfires on Wednesday - the Caldor Fire and the Dixie Fire - which are growing in size.
“Everybody is going to be sucking smoke for a long time.” Cal Fire Director Thom Porter: “Getting people out of the way of these fires is the best way for us to be able to protect your communities.
We need you to evacuate.
We need you to evacuate early." Thousands of residents were chased from their homes this week in the Sierra Nevada range, northeast of San Francisco.
Jessica Engle was one of them.
She packed up her animals and left her community in Swansboro.
"I got a notice at midnight - just a warning - but due to the experience I've had with other fires, especially the Santa Rosa fire, I knew that they can only guess really about what's going to happen with the weather so I decided that I would take my life in my own hands and get down the hill before it became chaos.” The Caldor fire grew from about 6500 acres to more than 52,000 acres in 24 hours, according to fire officials.
And on Tuesday, it blew into the 1200-person town of Grizzly Flats - torching an elementary school, a post office and dozens of homes.
The Dixie Fire - which has been raging since mid-July - grew to 635,000 acres as of Wednesday.
It’s destroyed at least 1200 homes and structures and, officials say, it’s threatening another 16,000 buildings.
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EPA's New Limits on PFAS , in Drinking Water Could Be , Upended by the Supreme Court.
'Newsweek' reports that the United States Supreme Court
is scheduled to hear a case against new water rules put
in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
'Newsweek' reports that the United States Supreme Court
is scheduled to hear a case against new water rules put
in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In April, new national limits were placed on per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the nation's
drinking water, otherwise known as PFAS. .
Also known as "forever chemicals,"
PFAS have been linked to a number of
health concerns, including cancer.
According to the EPA, of the 66,000 public drinking water
systems impacted by the new limits, an estimated 6% to
10% will need to make updates to meet the new standards.
According to San Francisco, the EPA's new
"narrative" regulations fail to meet the Clean Water
Act's requirement to lay out clear restrictions.
The lawsuit headed to the Supreme Court accuses the EPA of setting vague rules without quantifiable standards.
Rather than specify pollutant limits
that tell the permitholder how much
they need to control their discharges
as required by the CWA, these
prohibitions effectively tell
permitholders nothing more than
not to cause 'too much' pollution, Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.
These generic water quality terms
expose San Francisco and numerous
permitholders nationwide to
enforcement actions while failing
to tell them how much they need
to limit or treat their discharges
to comply with the Act, Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.
We simply want to know in advance
what requirements apply to us, and
we want the EPA to fulfil its duty
under the Clean Water Act to
determine those requirements. , Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' points out that the Supreme Court has sided against
the EPA in the past, most recently in 2022 when it ruled
6-3 against the Biden administration's climate agenda. .
'Newsweek' points out that the Supreme Court has sided against
the EPA in the past, most recently in 2022 when it ruled
6-3 against the Biden administration's climate agenda.
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The Black Mountain Fire burning in Grand County didn't grow significantly in the past day but there are concerns about strong wind gusts forecasted for Tuesday evening.
Every National Forest In California , Closes Due to Growing Threat of Wildfires.
NPR reports that the U.S. Forest Service
is closing every national forest in California,
citing the unprecedented..
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