California officials have launched the most ambitious water‑management overhaul in state history.

Soon after wildfires ripped through Los Angeles last year, California politicians and the media knew whom to blame: the oil ...

Climate volatility is increasingly affecting farmers, textile manufacturers, and brands, disrupting supply chains and challenging long-term planning.

Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of climate change within the state: an increase in human-wildlife conflict due to prolonged, climate-exacerbated drought conditions.

Amanda Nevarez was left homeless by the Eaton Fire, one of two wildfires in Los Angeles County that together destroyed more than 16,000 homes and buildings and killed 31 people last January. The blaze ...

A California regulator adopted a final rule to require large companies to report climate change related information in an annual financial report ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens in—and sometimes outside of—their existing habitat.

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