California rocks solar industry with rollback plan on incentives
The changes are intended to prod customers to install batteries that can store energy along with solar arrays to help the state deal with electricity shortages in the evening.
Meet the new climate refugee in town: coyotes
Drought and heat waves are not only fueling catastrophic wildfires in California, they’re also driving wildlife into the streets in search of food and water.
Burnout: Firefighter trauma rises in American West
Climate change has ratcheted up the pressure on firefighters, who face lengthier wildfire seasons and blazes that have devoured forests and rural communities.
‘Major’ oil spill off California coast threatens wetlands and wildlife
Environmental groups said that the spill underscored the need for the state of California to move away from fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy.
California weighs first step in 'managed retreat' from rising Pacific
Moves are underway to provide soft loans for cities to buy vulnerable seaside properties from willing sellers, and then rent them back for as long as they remain habitable.
Uncontrolled Oregon wildfire threatens power supplies in California and Nevada
The Bootleg fire had burned through 143,607 acres of southern Oregon as of Sunday, forcing evacuations and shutting sections of a national forest.
Worst drought in decades escalates threats across western U.S.
Almost three-fourths of the western U.S. is gripped by drought so severe that it’s off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought-hit 'tinderbox' California braces for fires in months ahead
"Now, when there's smoke here, everybody panics," said Steve Crowder, mayor of the small town of Paradise that was almost wiped off the map by California's deadly 2018 wildfires. The former police officer still struggles to hold back tears when talking about the blaze that ...
Private firefighters fuel tensions while saving California vineyards and mansions
The controversy over private firefighting comes as a record 4.2 million acres burned last year in California amid heat waves and dry-lightning sieges.
Disneyland fans hail 'greatest feeling ever' as theme park finally reopens
Fans wearing Mickey Mouse ears lined up as Disneyland in California finally reopened Friday, more than 400 days after the pandemic forced an unprecedented closure for the self-styled "Happiest Place on Earth." "It is the greatest feeling ever!" said Momi Young-Wilkins, a 55-year-old mother as ...
To avoid blackouts, California’s installing more big batteries than all of China
It will be the biggest test yet of whether batteries are reliable enough to sustain a grid largely powered by renewables.
California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans
The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Since the state's five ...
