Climate Change

We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they'd manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorsed more spending on dams.

A 723-page review ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom finds LA fires overwhelmed a system never designed for a wind-driven conflagration.

Newsom vetoed SB 872, saying money in the budget made it redundant. The state puts Delta levee repair costs at $3.3 billion.

As climate-fueled wildfires test water systems in new and devastating ways, this Lake County fire chief is racing to adapt

‘It keeps coming back to haunt us.’ Battery fire at Moss Landing ignites before California regulators finish investigating the last one

Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond's water use.

In a last-minute push, lawmakers tried to pass a proposal that would have extended CalSHAPE, a school air conditioning program.

Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk.

As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can California keep it up?

California, which is having an unusually quiet fire summer, has deployed engines and crews to fight fires raging in Colorado and the Pacific Northwest — but even this well-resourced state continues to feel vulnerable.