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Edison says it is reviewing a new report that confirms the long-held suspicion of the fire’s origin

Police said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was found with matches and a lighter after being spotted near the start of the Old Trails Fire, one of three blazes that have spread to thousands of acres

A Post analysis shows that about 20 percent of the land area — covering around 7.5 million square miles — experienced moderate or greater concentrations of the soot released by wildfires at some point during July

Arizona, California and Nevada will be required to curb their use of the water from the river by a combined 20 percent over the next two years, according to three officials

There are reports of at least one fatality after the 7.1-magnitude quake on the island of Kyushu. Nearly 50,000 homes were left without power

Smoke from the Canadian fires has eased, but large fires in Oregon are causing widespread haze

The rare temblor for the region may produce some aftershocks in the next couple of days

A new federal analysis predicts that water levels in Lake Powell will fall almost to the point that its dam can no longer produce power

With the river in freefall, federal officials plan to intervene, possibly imposing large cuts to water usage in seven states. Effects would be felt beyond the West

The National Park Service replaced panels that discussed the horrors of slavery and George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people