WESTWOOD, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it's operating in crisis mode, fully deploying firefighters and maxing out its support system as wildfires continue to break out across the U.S. West, threatening thousands of homes and entire towns.
Smoke went from bad to worse in Spokane, with air quality making its way into the “very unhealthy” range by Friday morning and staying there throughout the day.
Eric Bjornsen has adapted as best he can to seeing his store and hometown of Winthrop, Washington, deserted over the past few weeks, but it’s not easy when he can’t even see the sun.
Smoke finally rolled out enough for air quality to improve to “good” on Friday, but that doesn’t mean the numerous wildfires across the Inland Northwest have stopped burning.
DETROIT – Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world’s carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
After days of oppressive smoke, thunderstorms that passed through Eastern Washington gave Spokane a bit of a break from unhealthy air on Wednesday morning.
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown supports moving forward with a plan that would expand Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter while spending more than $1 billion to build a “cap” over the freeway to rebuild a community wrecked by its initial construction.
PORTLAND – Oregon adopted emergency rules Monday intended to protect workers from wildfire smoke and provide relief to those living in labor housing during bouts of extreme heat.
The average air quality for the day in Spokane broke 100 for the first time this year on Saturday, when the index reached 143, within the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category. On Sunday, it reached 155, within the “unhealthy” for all category.
