Humans Made California Wildfires More Dangerous, Though Not With Emissions
A new call to action by ecologists uses a numerical model to note that wildfires in places like…
Salton Sea has a treasure trove of lithium. Who could be at risk and who benefits?
By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of…
Season’s first big rainstorm drenches the Bay Area
Flood advisories are in effect across the Bay Area as a storm system moves through the region this…
Don’t let a Texas oil company put California’s environment at risk
Oct. 17, 2025 6 AM PT To the editor: Given the existential scale of oil-industry-caused climate change, Texas-based…
Fast-tracking oil drilling in California won’t cut gas prices
By Deborah Sivas, Special for CalMatters Oil pumps around the Elk Hills Power Station on March 29, 2024.…
School district pauses talks on Marin City athletic field
After confusion and outrage over the future of a playing field in Marin City, school trustees have halted…
Suspect in deadly Palisades Fire to be moved to California from Florida after grand jury indictment
ORLANDO, Fla. – A suspect in the Los Angeles area’s deadly Palisades Fire earlier this year was ordered…
The world’s largest battery made of bricks turns on in California – East Bay Times
By Michelle Ma, Bloomberg A Bay Area startup has turned on the world’s largest industrial heat battery. Rondo…
The world’s largest battery made of bricks turns on in California – The Mercury News
By Michelle Ma, Bloomberg A Bay Area startup has turned on the world’s largest industrial heat battery. Rondo…
Trump officials back Houston-based firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File FILE – A worker removes oil from the sand at Refugio State Beach,…
Quantification of record-breaking subsidence in California’s San Joaquin Valley
Methods 1: calculating Valley-wide subsidence volume for 2006–2010Dataset 1 First, we digitized the displacement contours of June 2007–December…
Firefighters rescue stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California
This photo provided by Ventura County Fire Department, VCFD and Oxnard Fire Department rescue a dog trapped in…