Toothless Laws Allow the Los Angeles Hotel Strike to Stall All sides must bargain in “good faith,” but U.S. labor laws do not say what that means, and penalties are weak. Capital & Main · Oct 26, 2023
Lumber mill operator sparked deadly Northern California fire, authorities say The wildfire that tore through a Northern California town last year, killing two and destroying scores of homes, was caused by a lumber mill in the area, fire officials said. Los Angeles Times · Jun 17, 2023
More Northern California victims who lost homes in Mill fire sue lumber mill owner SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another lawsuit has been filed against the company that owns a Northern California lumber mill linked to a deadly wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in Siskiyou County this summer. Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022
Lumber mill says hot ash may have sparked deadly wildfire The operator of a Weed lumber mill is investigating whether hot ash stored on its campus started a wildfire that killed two people and burned dozens of homes last week. Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022
Deadly Mill fire possibly sparked by hot ash from power facility in Weed, company says SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Roseburg Forest Products acknowledged Wednesday it is investigating whether a malfunctioning sprinkler system allowed smoldering ash from an on-site power plant to ignite Friday’s deadly Mill fire in Weed. Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022