气候变化

经济

Legislature has been snuffing out bills that aim to help insured homeowners in wildfire country

Of all the constituencies clamoring for help as firenados ravage California, homeowners worried about their fire insurance seem among the least likely this year to get legislative relief.

经过 Antoinette Siu • 8 月 19, 2018

评论

My turn: CA can lead on climate change and housing equity

Sen. Henry Stern's Senate Bill 1477 offers a roadmap for California to lead on climate action and housing equity.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 15, 2018

时事通讯

Bad air, forest crisis and a showdown

Legislation that would alter liability law for California utilities whose equipment sparks wildfires faces a show-down today before a special two-house legislative conference committee.

经过 Dan Morain • 8 月 9, 2018

环境

As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke—even after the flames are out

Climate-warming compounds are released by charred forests long after wildfires have been put out. That may do more to warm the planet more than the immediate harm from smoky air.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 8 月 7, 2018

时事通讯

Who must pay for wildfires

Legislators begin to tackle the complex law surrounding fire liability, without knowledge of the cause of the most devastating fire in California history. One legislator questions whether they should act without that information.

经过 Dan Morain • 7 月 26, 2018

环境

Ontario ready to pull out of carbon market, leaving California in limbo

California's cap-and-trade program is under threat by the withdrawal of Ontario from the bi-national carbon-trading market.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 6 月 27, 2018

气候变化

Checking the math on cap and trade, some experts say it’s not adding up

Planet-warming emissions could soar 30 percent too high in a little more than a decade, state analysts say.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 5 月 22, 2018

时事通讯

Chilly reception awaits Cristina Garcia

经过 Dan Morain • 5 月 18, 2018

环境

California fights wildfires aggressively—but prevention takes a back seat

The state firefighting agency, Cal Fire, spends the bulk of its budget battling wildfires. A new report says it should do more to prevent them.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 3 月 28, 2018

政治

California utilities want customers to help pay wildfire damages. Will politicians oblige?

California utility companies worry they may be held liable for billions of dollars in damages from last year’s wildfires. State leaders may help them by changing liability rules.

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 3 月 21, 2018