Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said California lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction.

Unfortunately, as long as voters reward virtue signaling, rather than effective wildfire prevention policies, the state will continue to go up in flames.

Big Oil faces mounting lawsuits as extreme weather worsens, with California leading efforts to make fossil fuel giants pay billions of dollars for the climate damage they have long denied. Across the country,

Longer Fire Seasons California's fire seasons have become notably longer, stretching about 75 days more than they did back in the 1970s. This shift is largely due to the warming temperatures and drier conditions that have taken hold over the years.

Should the state improve air quality and preserve land? Or should it pay for projects that will protect utility customers from rate hikes?

In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.

Extreme weather events are increasing in number and destructiveness. Now, due to Trump Administration edicts, additional climate-related financial risks must be managed.

The Republican mayor of a California city, a Roman Catholic cardinal, Democratic governors from California and Massachusetts and grade-school students gathered in the same space last week to discuss the challenges society faces in dealing with climate change.

Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California, research shows. The fires blazing in Los Angeles County mark the latest ...

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