Climate

This is the Nov. 24, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Sign up here to get …

In the fall, rice fields in the Sacramento Valley usually shine golden brown as they await harvesting. This year, however, many fields were left covered with bare dirt. “It’s a …

Does Southern California have seasons? Angelenos would argue yes. There’s earthquake season (hint: That one is year-round). If we’re lucky, some years we get a rainy season. And we have …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt —  John Kerry, the top U.S. envoy at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Egypt, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson said late Friday night, another potential …

I’m one of those people who loves farmers markets for the ambiance but often ends up walking away empty-handed. The abundance stuns me into apathy, and all I can do …

SALINAS, Calif. —  In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a …

The case for nuclear power as a climate solution got a big boost Monday when the Biden administration announced it’s giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a $1.1-billion grant to …

Two decades ago, when the Klamath River Basin was considered the most embattled watershed in the country, the idea of removing the river’s four hydroelectric dams was considered laughable. Yet …

Despite months of warnings fueled by extreme heat and drought-desiccated conditions, California’s deadly fire season ended with remarkably little area burned, with just 362,403 acres scorched in 2022, compared with …

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt —  For the first time the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage that climate change has done to poor countries, but they …