How many California schools are in the 3,200-foot buffer zone where the state bans new drilling?
The Trump administration is suing California over a law preventing new oil and gas wells from being located…
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…
A look at Kern County Politics in 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — 794 new California laws, 10 candidates for governor, 43 days without SNAP benefits, one…
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…
Trump announcement of oil drilling off California, Florida coasts met with local pushback
The Trump administration announced plans last week for a huge expansion of oil drilling off several U.S. coasts,…
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.…
The surprisingly divisive world of California wildlife policy
When I tell people what I cover for the Los Angeles Times, they’re delighted. A typical response is,…
California Coast Oil Drilling Threat: Monterey County Safe | News
California has been here before. The fight against gas and oil development began in the 1970s, with the…
Santa Cruz leaders speak out against federal plans for drilling off California coast
The Trump Administration is reportedly trying to bypass marine sanctuary protections and drill up and down the California…
Water utilities perform better where voters can pick their leaders
How democratic is your water utility? Does everyone who is registered to vote get to choose their leaders…
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…