California burn bosses set controlled forest fires. Should they be safe from lawsuits?
Sacramento Bee 1 hr ago Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee
Apr. 22 Across California, property owners and their burn bosses are setting fires. When the weather is cool, calm and wet enough, these planned forest fires are designed to clear overgrown vegetation that could accelerate a wildfire in dry months.
They do this knowing they risk financial ruin from a lawsuit if something goes wrong.
Now, Native American tribes, ranchers, timber companies and conservation groups are teaming up to reduce those liability risks in a battle that pits them against the state s powerful trial lawyers and insurance industries.
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Stop if you’ve heard this before: California is in the grip of a severe drought. Again. Now the federal government is stepping in to help. To assist California, which is the nation’s largest food supplier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently declared a drought disaster for 50 counties. That makes growers throughout the state who have been struggling with parched conditions eligible to seek federal loans. “This declaration emphasizes the devastating and far-reaching impact of climate change on the agricultural producers that feed and power America,” Under Secretary of Agriculture Gloria Montaño Greene said in an emailed statement.