Impacts www.latimes.com A new normal for California: Destructive wildfires throughout the state The Carr fire has become one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
Impacts Tourism nightmare: Yosemite Valley closing as fire closes in, smoke at hazardous levels At the height of the tourism season, Yosemite Valley is choked in smoke from the Ferguson Fire, and now park officials say they plan to close large sections of the national park as air quality reaches hazardous levels.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
