Wildfire threat becomes tool to fight home builders
Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural,...
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Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural,...
Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County. He's lived there for 21 years and
Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills ...
Environmental groups are seeing increased success in California courts arguing that wildfire risk wasn't fully considered in proposals to build homes in fire-prone areas that sit at the edge of forests and brush, called the wildland-urban interface. Experts say such litigation could become more common.
Environmental groups have been arguing in California courts that developers are not fully considering the risks of wildfire and choked evacuation routes when...