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After Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire, quantifying victims’ suffering becomes a legal battle

A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their homes and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.
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New Mexico town, still reeling from historic fire, receives federal aid to repair drinking water system

A New Mexico town that is intimately aware of the water supply risks from a drying climate will receive $140 million to rebuild its water system after the largest wildfire in state history tore through its watershed last year.

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