In Rare Move, Trump Administration Rejects California’s Request for Wildfire Relief
The state had asked last month for federal aid to help recover from six of this year’s fires, including the Creek Fire, which is among...
Calamities Challenge California’s Economic Foundation
The pandemic and wildfires have underscored issues of housing and growth. Will the disruptions and dislocations force the state to chart a new course?
Calif. evacuees return home to find devastation
Nikki and Kevin Conant returned to their home in Northern California wine country yesterday to find only its charred remains and burned pieces of the...
CA: Public transit agencies can skip long environmental reviews under bill signed by Newsom
SB288, by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, exempts "sustainable transportation projects" from the California Environmental Quality Act for the next two years. It will...
Why are California heat waves, wildfires intensifying? Stanford climate scientist explains
"Our paper reports about a degree Celsius of warming just in the last four decades. This means we are much more likely to experience severely...
CA makes progress toward zero-emissions transport, but work remains
Despite California’s reputation as a climate leader, transportation seems to be the state’s Achilles’ heel. Transportation is its leading source of both climate-damaging pollutants as...
California braces for dangerous heat as wildfire battle continues
California is bracing for another dangerously warm weekend, with dry winds, parched vegetation, and triple-digit temperatures threatening to ignite new fires and complicating containment efforts...
Leading on Climate Change Again, CA Gov. Newsom Announces Plan to Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars, Drastically Reduce Demand for Fossil Fuels
Following the order, the California Air Resources Board will develop regulations to mandate that 100 percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks...