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Accused LA wildfire arsonist wanted ‘revenge on society’, prosecutors say as trial opens

Palisades fire, kicked off on Wednesday with opening arguments. Prosecutors cast him as a vengeful arsonist who sought to hide his role from authorities, while his defense attorneys argued that the fire was caused

Trial begins for man accused of sparking Palisades Fire in California

Palisades Fire began on January 1, 2025, smouldering in root systems before flaring into a significant conflagration on January 7. They argue that evidence places Rinderknecht on the hilltop where the fire allegedly started

Wildfire smoke has reversed US progress toward ozone air quality, study finds

Palisades fire on 8 January 2025, in California Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images There were limited ground measurements available to researchers as the US Environmental Protection Agency’s monitoring stations cover only

A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes

cause enough widespread damage to meet the new criteria for federal assistance. Such local weather events have [devastated rural communities](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5459871/texas-trump-fema-flooding) in recent years. Many state emergency officials [warn they lack the capacity

Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

Palisades neighborhood. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/571x571+167+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2Fec%2F25969f534f8ea371474c2173e294%2Fgettyimages-2254300007.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5670393/california-wildfires-home-insurance-climate-change) ### [Climate](https://www.npr.org/sections/climate) ### [California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5670393/california-wildfires-home-insurance-climate-change) In California

California seeks millions in penalties from State Farm over alleged claims violations after LA wildfires

Palisades and Eaton fires said that State Farm was delaying and mishandling claims regarding damage to their homes and possible contamination from smoke. “Our investigation found that State Farm delayed, underpaid and buried policyholders

Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study

Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, which were among the [most destructive in US history](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/los-angeles-wildfires-one-year-later). [Record-breaking blazes in Spain and Portugal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/wildfires-spain-portugal-heat-extreme-temperatures-southern-europe) burned more than half a million