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Progress has been made on a bill that would keep disaster survivors from having to pay taxes on corporate settlement money. Also, a group of Chico parents has formed an anti-racism coalition, and it’s been an unprecedentedly wet year which has afforded the state’s water managers the opportunity to replenish drought depleted aquifers.
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Progress has been made on a bill that would keep disaster survivors from having to pay taxes on corporate settlement money.
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How do you tell if wildfire danger has passed where you live? Wolfy Rougle, founder of the Butte County Prescribed Burn Association, shares the signs she looks for. Also, local and state officials will gather at the California Capitol today to recognize the 5-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, and the California Faculty Association may soon join the numerous labor unions in the state that have declared strikes over pay increases and workplace inequities.
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Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize.
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Berry Creek residents are celebrating the recent Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimous decision to give Bear Fire survivors an additional 18 months to live in RVs and trailers on their properties, but some in the burn scar still have concerns about the price of permits and the rebuilding process.
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For years, wildfire survivors have asked the federal government to stop taxing settlement money from disastrous wildfires like the Camp and Dixie fires. A bill that would do just that is getting bipartisan support, but recent turmoil in Congress has delayed it.
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PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs were a much more frequent occurrence when they started about five years ago. This year, the company has only turned off power twice.
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Three years ago today (Sept. 27), the Zogg Fire was ignited, burning down more than 200 homes and killing four people in rural Shasta County.
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Dozens affected by the Bear Fire or North Complex gathered Friday evening (Sept. 22) to address the looming expiration of permits that allow them to live in RVs and trailers on their properties. NSPR’s Erik Adams reports.
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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveils a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners. Insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.