E-Bike Trade-In Program Would Aim to Prevent Fires in NYC
Why It Matters The trade-in program follows a spate of lithium-ion battery fires that have killed 14 people in New York City this year alone and injured more than 100…
China Sows Disinformation About Hawaii Fires Using New Techniques
When wildfires swept across Maui last month with destructive fury, China’s increasingly resourceful information warriors pounced. The disaster was not natural, they said in a flurry of false posts that…
For Greek Fires and Other Crises, E.U. Builds Emergency Force
At dusk last week in the picturesque northern Greek village of Dadia, home to a few hundred people and next to a lush national park full of rare vultures, dozens…
After the Fires, Native Hawaiians Find Strength in Spirituality
The week after devastating wildfires swept across Maui, Hōkūlani Holt walked to the center of a grassy courtyard about 12 miles from Lahaina, just over the island’s steep mountains. A…
Hawaii Officials Release List of 388 People Missing From Maui Fires
Authorities in Hawaii released a list late on Thursday naming 388 people who are still unaccounted for in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in America in more than a…
Maui Officials Blame Hawaiian Electric for Deadly Fires in New Lawsuit
For the first time, Maui County officials publicly blamed Hawaii’s largest electric utility for the wildfires that killed at least 115 people this month, claiming in a lawsuit filed on…