A federal judge struck a largely symbolic blow for imperiled salmon and steelhead Friday, declaring that the state’s vast water-export system is putting the fish at risk but rejecting environmentalists’ key changes.
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President Bush toured the front lines of Northern California’s historic wildfires Thursday to buck up the troops and extol his administration’s efforts to wage war on the flames.
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A wildfire that has burned more than 49,500 acres in Butte County was headed toward greater containment today as firefighters lifted immediate evacuation orders on 3,000 homes in the western part of the county and cooler weather helped ease the fire threat.
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Firefighters battling a pair of stubborn blazes considered the most serious threats to homes among the hundreds of fires burning in California began today heartened about their chances.
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Firefighters continued to gain ground Monday in their battle against a pair of testy wildfires still blazing on opposite ends of a Central Coast national forest.
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As flames swirled toward their family homestead, the Curtis brothers figured they’d get no help and had no choice: The only way to hold on to their 55-acre compound would be to fight fire with fire.
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A fire has reached as close as 2 miles to populated areas of Goleta today after burning through 200 to 300 acres in Los Padres National Forest since Tuesday evening, authorities said.
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Firefighters continued today to hem in fires plaguing Northern California, including a blaze that has destroyed 16 homes along the Big Sur coast.
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Mother Nature has lent a helping hand to firefighters battling blazes around the northern part of the state today, dishing up light winds that appear to be pushing a blaze threatening Big Sur back on itself for now.
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In this remote Zen enclave on Big Sur’s forested backside, wildfires lurk on three sides.
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