Fire officials are anticipating Friday’s burn to create a layer of smoke over the lake overnight but said they are working ...

Cannabis is serving as the modern day "canary in the coal mine" in terms of exposing the dirty truth of large-scale ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC Fire), in coordination with CAL FIRE, the Santa Barbara ...

– A prescribed burn is scheduled for Monday, June 9, starting at 9 a.m., near Highway 58 and Branch Mountain Road in the ...

Kentucky may quit a program that cut dangerous ozone pollution by making Louisville residents buy cleaner but pricier gas.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC Fire), in coordination with a number of other county and state agencies, has announced the start of the 2025 ...

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Crews plan to burn 17 acres as part of vegetation management – Cal Fire San Luis Obispo will conduct a prescribed burn on ...

Jarvis said weather patterns suggest it’s possible to get more wildfire smoke in the U.S. early next week, but the smoky air ...

Santa Barbara County officials are asking residents to do their part to prepare for wildfires as California enters high fire season. With a high ...

A planned burn of 17 acres of vegetation has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 3 starting at 10 a.m. on private property ...

People seeing smoke around Lake Sonoma this week should hold off on dialing 911. Cal Fire, the Northern Sonoma County Fire ...