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Major wildfires continue to devastate parts of California. In the north, the Kincade fire can be seen 85 miles away in San Francisco. Meanwhile in southern California, residents are bracing for dangerous Santa Ana winds that could worsen fire conditions. Salvador Duran is in Santa Rosa with the latest.

Firefighters are battling raging flames in California and are bracing for more devastating winds in the next 24 hours. Salvador Duran is in Healdsburg, northern California where the Kincade fire rages on.

In Texas, a tornado left a trail of heavy damage and power outages across the Dallas area. But as Pedro Rojas reports even though there were no fatalities, the local community is left with a long recovery effort.

Leaders from nearly 200 countries are attending a special UN summit on climate change today as they face pressure from citizens to address global warming. To discuss what to expect from the UN climate summit UNews spoke to reporter Umair Irfan, who's covering this momentous series of meetings for Vox.

A new investigation found that the leading toilet paper brands use zero recycled content in their main products and are instead using the pulp of ancient trees. To discuss this topic UNews spoke to Anthony Swift, he's with the natural resources defense council.

Dorian is a slow-moving storm that sat on the Bahamas for hours, battering the islands and causing catastrophic damage. Officials have reported five deaths so far, while many people are reported missing while survivors take to social media pleading for help and prayers. Lorraine Caceres has the latest.

As we celebrate the 49th annual Earth Day, Gerald Torres, board chair of The Earth Day Network spoke to UNews about the impact human activity has on our planet and the things we can do to preserve and protect it.

California farm workers keep working despite approaching fires and dark smoke, risking lung damage.

A half-century of armed conflict has left behind 8 million victims in Colombia. It has also affected the country's unique natural resources. We explore the war’s impact on Colombia’s environment.

Thousands of students attend the 12 primary and secondary schools in the mostly Hispanic neighborhood of Wilmington, Los Angeles. In schools like Hawaiian Avenue Elementary School, where many students suffer from respiratory diseases, a nurse is more important than a librarian.

Exercise or stay inside. This is the dilemma that the inhabitants of Wilmington, California face everyday. The air quality is among the worst of the United States due to the closeness of 5 refineries, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as well as several highways. “We go out running, and after a few minutes my nose hurts and it’s hard to breathe”, said Jhovana Ruelas.

Inhabitants of the heavily Latino neighborhood of Wilmington, in Los Angeles, California, live surrounded by toxins. To the west is the Phillips 66 refinery, to the east is Route 110 and to the south is the L.A. port, the most active port in the United States. In most families, at least one person suffers from respiratory conditions, asthma and even cancer.

In Wilmington, California, Teresa López lives with an oil rig in her backyard. It pumps oil 24 hours a day, expelling toxic fumes and producing nonstop noise. In California, nearly 5.4 million people live less than a quarter mile from an oil or gas rig. "They put them where the poor live," López says. "We can't move anywhere."