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Wildfire season: 7 ways you can help save lives and property
Homeowners living within a mile of forests or any fire-prone landscape – public or private, rural or urban – can take simple preventive steps to limit damage from wildfires. Here are seven ways to help your community become "fire adapted" and contain rising fire-control costs.
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In Pictures Barbara Walters' 10 most fascinating people of 2010
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In Pictures Alaska, all natural
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09/02/2008 01:00 am -
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08/27/2008 01:00 am -
As wildfires spread, so does the red ink
US and state officials start to boost firefighting budgets and weigh other reforms.
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
How national parks manage fire risk
Blaze near Yosemite, mostly under control, shows limits to the parks' 'let it burn' policy.
08/04/2008 01:00 am -
Why US parks put land purchases on hold
Some 1.8 million acres inside and abutting national parks are at risk of development.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Off-road-vehicle bans seem to please no one
Environmentalists say latest national-forest restrictions are too lax; ORV fans say they’re too strict.
07/09/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Grand Canyon site of renewed mining rush
05/08/2008 01:00 am -
In West, mining's return faces resistance
The region's newcomers, who came for high-tech jobs and scenery, worry about ecological costs.
05/02/2008 01:00 am -
Ecoterror resurfaces with Seattle arsons
The destruction of four luxury homes Monday suggest the involvement of the extremist Earth Liberation Front.
03/04/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Don't judge me by the size of my tires
I'm an off-road enthusiast and a passionate environmentalist.
01/23/2008 12:00 am
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