Environmental
Jul. 19, 2012
Sierra Pacific to pay largest wildfire damages settlement ever
In the largest settlement ever in a wildfire damages case, the federal government will receive $122 million in cash and land from logging giant Sierra Pacific Industries and others it accused of negligently starting a major forest fire.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the largest settlement ever in a wildfire case, the federal government will receive $122 million in cash and land from logging giant Sierra Pacific Industries and others it accused of negligently starting a fire that burned 46,000 acres in the Plumas and Lassen National Forests, the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento announced Tuesday.
In the settlement, Sierra Pacific will pay $47 million in ...
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