Massive Western Fires Burn 900000 Acres Across 11 States
Dennis Anderson reports more than 10 000 firefighters battled brush and forest fires across California Idaho Oregon Utah Montana Washington Nevada Oregon Arizona Nebraska South Dakota and British Columbia. The blazes scorched at least 900 000 acres displacing thousands, with San Luis Obispo county hit by severe damage and a state of emergency declared. Thousands evacuated as lightning sparked fires and high winds fanned flames in the heatwave.
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Dennis Anderson
Associated Press
Canada
Rhode Island
California
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
Montana
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Nebraska
South Dakota
British Columbia
San Luis Obispo
Calif
George Deukmejian
San Luis Obispo County
William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Mike Cole
California Department of Forestry
Los Angeles
United States
Los Padres National Forest
Ojai
Carpinteria
Invo
Fresno
Big Sur
Bill Keil
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Portland
Ore
Keil
Little Belt Mountains
Oregon Range
New Mexico
Gila National Forest
KCPL Seeks Phase-In to Fund Wolf Creek Plant
Kansas City Power and Light proposes a four year phase in to finance the 3.05 billion Wolf Creek nuclear plant while keeping customer impact manageable and investor confidence intact. The plan would raise rates 25 percent in year one, 14 percent in year two, 8 percent in year three and 5 percent in year four.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Wolf Creek
KCPL
Louis C. Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Warren Wood
Kansas City
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Burlington
Coffey County
Kansas
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