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I’ve been lamenting the normalization of apocalyptic wildfires for years in commentaries like “Wildfire Redux: California Burning … Again,” “Texas Is Burning,” and “California Burning: ‘The New Normal’?” More to the point, in “Wildfires Rivaling Hurricanes,” I alluded to how climate change is forging a kinship between those affected by hurricanes and those affected by… Read more.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating a controversial $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, a no-bid award that has spotlighted the agency’s poor record of policing similar grants and drawn scrutiny from its watchdog. Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, a Montana-based company that had just two full-time employees prior to beginning its work… Read more.
