Environment
GM drops Trump fight against California car standards
The auto company, aligned with President Trump, now aligns with president-elect Joe Biden in climate change plans.
Environment
Molly Peterson
Environment and Health Editor
Rachel Becker
Water Reporter
Alejandro Lazo
Climate Reporter
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
California Divide / Environmental Justice Reporter
Environment
A 40-year conflict over a state park: Has it finally reached a breaking point?
Enjoying nature while preserving it is an age-old conflict in California, but nowhere is it more fraught than at Oceano Dunes. Can Mad Max-like racing and endangered species coexist?
Environment
What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?
As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.
Environment
Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
They’re everywhere. They last forever. They’re dangerous. They’re expensive to remove. And many Californians don’t even know they’re drinking them.
California Wildfires
California’s final frontier faces firefighter shortage
When the state consolidates inmate fire camps next month, remote Modoc County is left with few resources to prevent and battle its lightning-sparked fires.
California Wildfires
Fixing Creek Fire damage is hazardous and expensive. Can FEMA help these families?
California Wildfires
Creek Fire update, Nov. 5: Snow and rain are coming. Why firefighters are worried
California Wildfires
California protects homeowners from having fire insurance dropped — again
The state extends temporary protection from insurance cancellations to 2.1 million Californians living in wildfire-prone regions, but long-term solutions to stabilize the market remain elusive.
California Wildfires
Two years after Paradise burned, the focus is on prevention, rebuilding
At a CalMatters virtual event, people in Paradise and fire experts recalled the terror that gripped the town and discussed rebuilding and resiliency in California.