Climate & Environment

Who should pay for climate disasters? California and others target Big Oil — will that work?

California and other states and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage they have long denied. But many obstacles remain.

A red, blue and white sign that reads "Chevron" is in the foreground of a photo of a gas station. A man is seen in the distance standing at a silver pickup truck pumping gas.

Jackie and Shadow welcome two new chicks, their first hatchlings in three years

Now all eyes turn to the third egg to see if it develops a pip, the first hole an eaglet makes as it emerges from its shell.

An eaglet chicklet sits in a nest beside another chicklet and an egg.

California snowpack rebounds amid a wobbly winter, with more storms on the way

At this point, California is set to have a near-average Sierra Nevada snowpack, and at least three more storms this season will likely give it a necessary boost.

Four people wearing blue snow jackets standing in snow. Behind them are trees and a mountain with snow.

Deadlines to apply for federal wildfire assistance are approaching. Here's how to apply

If you were affected by the January wildfires and haven't put in for federal assistance yet, the clock is ticking.

Californians approved $1.5 billion for wildfire prevention. How will the state spend it?

The governor has proposed spending climate bond money dedicated to wildfire mitigation in various ways.

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Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.