The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is poised for a final vote in the Senate Tuesday, after it was pushed closer to passage late Sunday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/08/10/infrastructure-bill-western-wildfires-5-things-know-tuesday/5523127001/
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Texas van crash probe, Western wildfires, ‘The Suicide Squad’: 5 things to know Thursday
At least 10 people were killed and 20 more were injured when an overloaded van crashed Wednesday in Encino, Texas, a town about 100 miles south of Corpus Christi, authorities said. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/08/05/texas-van-crash-probe-western-wildfires-5-things-know-thursday/5443624001/
Western wildfires: Over 300K acres burned across 6 states; 2 firefighters dead after plane crashes in Arizona
The largest, the so-called Bootleg Fire, burned across 143,607 acres in Oregon and was 0% contained. Officials in neighboring state California asked all residents to reduce power consumption quickly after the fire knocked out interstate power lines, preventing up to 4,000 megawatts of electricity from flowing into the state. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2021/07/11/western-united-states-wildfires-california-oregon-arizona/7932453002/