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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Michael Muir surveys the damage to his Pleasants Valley home, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire destroyed many of the homes in the area. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) Cleanup after LNU fire will continue into new year VACAVILLE — An apparent lightning strike in Napa County on Aug. 17 raged over Blue Ridge the following night and became the worst fire in Solano County history. Two men lost their lives, 309 homes were destroyed and more than 90...

When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard. Our testing has now confirmed a source of these chemicals, and it’s clear that wildfires aren’t the only blazes that put drinking water systems at risk. In a new study, we heated plastic water pipes commonly used in buildings and water systems ...

Donors from San Mateo County and around the world have raised $543,000 for Big Basin Redwoods State Park to assist recovery efforts following damages from the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in August. Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League, two nonprofits dedicated to protecting redwoods in the Bay Area, collected donations from the public through the Big Basin Recovery Fund. Both organizations then donated the money to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Sempervirens Fund said around 200 of its...

2020 In Review Fast Facts CNN 12/31/2020 CNN Editorial Research © Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images New Years Eve fireworks erupt over Sydneys iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2020. Here is a look back at the events of 2020. Notable US Events January 2 -In the face of warnings from the Pentagon that a hold on military aid to Ukraine could be illegal, an official from the Office of Management and Budget makes it clear that the orde...

Creek Fire update: After four months, California’s largest single fire is 100% contained [The Fresno Bee] Dec. 25—With a positive shift in weather conditions, the Creek Fire that burned nearly 380,000 acres around Big Creek, Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake, and Mammoth Pool was declared 100% contained on Christmas Eve by fire officials with the Sierra National Forest. The Creek Fire, which started in the early evening on Sept. 4 near Big Creek, is the fourth largest wildfire and largest single...

Californias August Complex Fire surpasses 1 million acres burned By (0) Sawyers with the Billings IA, a Bureau of Land Management Initial Attack crew based in Billings, Montana, take a brief respite before they continue to prepare a road for burnout operations at the August Complex Fire, which became the first blaze in Californias history to burn 1 million acres. Photo by Spc. Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The August Complex Fire in California became the first b...

State health order causes Berryessa campgrounds to close LAKE BERRYESSA — Campgrounds at Lake Berryessa will be closed due to the state’s more restrictive stay-at-home order. However, “day-use areas and boat launches will remain open unless already closed due to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire incident,” the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday. “In support of the California Regional Stay-At-Home order and requests from Napa County health officials, all campgrounds will temporar...

SAM KRIEGMAN In January of this year, researchers used cells derived from a frog embryo to create “manufactured organisms” designed to carry out different tasks. Here, a xenobot shuffles across the bottom of a petri dish. NIAID-RML This photo, released in February, shows the characteristic “crown” of spikes on SARS-CoV-2 for which the coronavirus is named. HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MÜNCHEN / ERTÜRK LAB Scientists in Germany reported in February a new tissue-clearing technique that allows them...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A crew member works to clear away thick vegetation and tree branches from a property on Green Valley Lane, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The work was part of a Green Valley Fire Safe Council initiative in the Green Valley Highlands and Upper Green Valley areas. Forty residents signed up for the program, which was funded by a California Fire Foundation grant. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) LAFCO accepts report recommending Solano rural fire district merger FAIRFIELD — Co...

At the end of a harrowing growing season marked by wildfires and pandemic restrictions, first-time grower Gaby Lee harvested the final patch of her half-acre flower farm in Pescadero recently. On the surface, it appears that Lee’s business, Lunaria Farms, fits squarely in the Coastside’s history of flower growing and that she’s part of a comeback after much of the industry went abroad. But Lee stands apart from the area’s legacy. She’s growing medicinal flowers, and she...