Trial begins for man accused of sparking Palisades Fire in California | Courts News
Prosecutors say man deliberately started blaze that became one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history.…
A toxic metal stayed in the air for months after L.A. County fires
After the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated Southern California, a highly toxic metal stayed in the air much…
California voters choose its next insurance watchdog — amid climate crisis
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians finish voting Tuesday for who…
State regulators are set to vote May 28 on the latest blueprint for cap-and-invest.
California is facing a major vote in the days ahead — and no, it’s not who will be…
Aftermath: California Gas Prices Are Up, and It’s Not Just the War
This story was first featured in the Aftermath newsletter, a series from David Dayen exploring the economic consequences…
Texas Seizes the solar crown from California, and other key points from latest electricity data
The 40 MW Alamo is one of several solar farms in the San Antonio area already providing power…
A banned pesticide is still showing up in Long Beach and other coastal communities
A highly toxic pesticide that was banned in California more than two decades ago is still widely used…
California’s Delta is in poor ecological health, scientists say
California’s biggest rivers converge in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the waterways and wetlands forming an ecosystem where…
If you’re worried about affordability, worry about climate change
Jan. 8, 2026 6:30 AM PT To the editor: As 2025 officially becomes one of the three hottest…
How the Trump administration sold out public lands in 2025
Last February, I climbed into a Jeep and rumbled up a rocky shelf road that took me high…
Atmospheric river storm causes flooding across Southern California | Floods
NewsFeed A powerful winter storm has unleashed torrential rain across Southern California, triggering flash flooding and mudflows and…
How L.A. artists are processing the climate crisis
Before I moved to L.A., I’d spent pretty much my entire professional life working for New York-based publications.…