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The main fires in the Los Angeles area that broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood Tuesday are zero percent contained at the time of this writing, according to the latest update from CalFire. The 2:30 p.m. ET update from CalFire showed five main blazes raging in the area — the Eaton Fire, expanding 10,600 acres; the Palisades fire, affecting 2,925 acres; the Hurst fire, affecting 700 acres; the Woodley Fire, affecting 30 acres; and now the Olivas fire, affecting 11 acres. The Tyler fire, which was on the list earlier, has been updated showing 100 percent containment. See the...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is planning to clear 420 acres of trees in a state forest in order to build a solar farm, according to a recent report. A “top state official” confirmed the Michigan DNR’s plans to clear the acres of state forest for a solar farm to MLive.com. The acres being cleared from the state forest are reportedly among the “4,000 acres of public land” throughout Michigan that will be leased in order to address decreased “revenues from hunting and fishing licenses,” as well as Michigan falling “behind building enough renewable energy.” Leasing 4,000 acres...

A wildfire that extended from Mexico into Southern Arizona had grown to about 1,000 acres by Monday night, officials said. Montezuma One is burning along the border west of the Coronado National Monument, close to Montezuma Pass in Cochise County. The larger part of the fire is burning across the border in Mexico, said Teresa Ann Ciapusci, acting public affairs officer with the Coronado National Forest. The fire is south of Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca. It's the largest wildfire this year in the national forest, although officials Monday did not have ...

LOS ANGELES - A wind-whipped wildfire grew rapidly along the city's northwestern edge Thursday, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations as firefighters worked under hot, dry conditions. Winds that had spread flames a day earlier were calmer, but the fire turned out to be far larger than originally thought. Firefighters increased their estimates of the wildfire's size to around 17,000 acres after daylight surveys, more than double the early morning figure of 7,000 acres, said Fire Capt. Carlos Calvillo. More than 1,000 firefighters worked against the tricky combination of dry brush, low humidity and temperatures in the high 90s...

Shinnecock Indians In Suit Over Hamptons AP Jun 13, 2005 7:39 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) SOUTHAMPTON, Long Island The Shinnecock Indians are threatening a lawsuit - claiming they were given title to 36-hundred acres of land in the Hamptons back in 1703 -- and now they want it back. The land includes Southampton College, the Shinnecock Hills Golf Course and some of the most expensive real estate on Long Island's east end. Attorney John Peebles - who represents the Shinnecock Indians - says he will file a lawsuit in U-S District Court in Central Islip this week seeking the land...

<p>Legislation introduced yesterday by state Sens. Bob Smith (D- Middlesex) and Robert Martin (R- Morris) would virtually ban development on important watershed lands in the northern Highlands.</p> <p>The proposed law -- and an identical version sponsored by Assemblyman John McKeon (D- Essex) -- largely follows the recommendations of Gov. James E. McGreevey's Highlands Task Force.</p>

Lightning created by the smoke from one Washington state wilderness blaze sparked a small fire that burned near the Canadian border Thursday. The spot fire near Bald Mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness was burning about three miles south of the border, and about two miles north of the main Farewell Creek fire, spokeswoman Christy Covington said Thursday. It was believed to be only about an acre, but fire officials were monitoring it as well as two similar spot fires south of the main blaze. Meanwhile, the Farewell Creek fire, which had blackened 73,640 acres since lightning started it June 29,...