A recent order issued by the Irrigation department to create a buffer zone around the Peruvannamuzhi reservoir has triggered widespread protests from local residents, farmers’ organisations ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...

The Kerala government has decided to withdraw the controversial order issued by the Water Resources department fixing a 20-meter buffer zone and another 100-meter construction restriction in the ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...

There have been several anti-abortion protests held within buffer zones in Scotland in recent weeks, leading to one woman being arrested. Some of the groups who have been staging the protests have ...

Also see: Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones. Residents and ...

A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday the administration is considering plans to create a “buffer zone” along the ...

However, the new fire hazard zones appear to leave out at least half of the neighborhoods demolished in the Jan. 7 Eaton fire. The maps, compiled by the state Forestry and Fire Protection ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) -- The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration is considering plans for the Pentagon to take control of a buffer zone along a stretch of the southern border.