The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Sept. 8.
Today marks two years since the Bear Fire, many survivors are still recovering
Two years ago today, the Bear Fire — also known as the North Complex Fire — devastated the Butte County communities of Berry Creek and Feather Falls. As of Aug. 30,Butte County reports 79 applications for building permits have been received in the North Complex burn area. Sixty-three have been issued. The county’s development services director, Paula Daneluk, described the numbers as “very low” during a Board of Supervisors meeting last month.
— Andre Byik, NSPR
Mill Fire may have started from a machine failure at a lumber mill in Weed
Roseburg Forest Products Co. in Weed announced it’s investigating whether the deadly Mill Fire was sparked by the failure of one of the machines it uses. The company said in a news release Wednesday that it is working with state and local officials to determine the cause and that it anticipates the investigation will be complete within the next two weeks.
— Adia White, NSPR
Heat wave breaks records in the North State
California’s painful heat wave smashed records statewide this week. In Redding, the high was 115 Tuesday. Red Bluff broke a nearly 90-year record after temperatures hit 114 the same day. And downtown Sacramento reached 116 degrees. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the intensity and duration of heat waves like this are clearly linked to climate change.
— Laura Klivans (KQED), The California Report Electric vehicle owners asked not to charge cars during peak hours
People are being asked not to charge their electric vehicles during peak usage times in order to conserve energy during this week’s heat wave. But a recent decision by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has also banned the production of new gas-powered cars by 2035. David Rapson, a professor of economics at the University of California, Davis said the new law could present challenges for California’s grid and the state may need to provide incentives in order to limit charging during peak usage hours.
— CapRadio Staff
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In case you missed it
- Cal Fire releases damage assessment map for Mill and Mountain fires — NSPR
- Ecologists say heat wave may cause tree deaths — CapRadio
- Wildfires can raise air temperatures, scientists say — NSPR
- Mill Fire kills 2 women, destroys over 100 homes in Siskiyou County — NSPR
- Yuba County fire prevention officer warns against accidental fire starts — NSPR
- Applications for student loan forgiveness open in Oct.; many CA students expected to benefit — CapRadio
- Thousands without childhood vaccinations unable to return to school — EdSource
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