August 28, 2020 | Chris Nichols
A widely-shared Facebook post claims President Trump denied fire aid to California but helped Russia fight wildfires in Siberia. While Trump said he would withhold fire assistance to the state, the White House approved assistance days later.
August 26, 2020
Watch live at 12 p.m. as California Gov. Gavin Newsom provides an update on wildfires and COVID-19 in the state.
August 24, 2020
Native American tribes are restoring traditional burning in California, which could help the state reduce the risk of extreme wildfires.
August 18, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Almost every part of California is sweltering right now because of the heatwave, rolling blackouts, hundreds of lightning strikes, and wildfires. The 'unfortunate summer' is in part related to climate change, experts say.
August 11, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
If California lawmakers set rising sea level concerns and only focus on the pandemic, the state could be setting itself up for an even worse economic hardship, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office cautioned in a report Monday.
August 11, 2020 | Scott Rodd
No, you’re not imagining it — your electricity bills are higher. With Californians spending more time at home and working remotely during the pandemic, household appliances are sucking up way more energy than usual.
August 10, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Some of California’s largest wildfires were started when trees or branches fell on power lines. With more than a dozen wildfires burning across California, a scientist says he has a solution for tracking problem trees along power lines.
August 3, 2020
Projects that tackle vehicles, pollution in low-income communities, prescribed burns and even cows have lost 14% of their original budgets because of cap and trade shortfall.
July 31, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Each year, scientists release data about how Lake Tahoe is changing — and in the past year the lake lost eight feet of clarity. But tiny shrimp are making it difficult to sustain that clarity. That’s why researchers want to turn them into dog treats.
July 29, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
California has a new plan for equipping the state to cope with water related challenges like climate change. What it outlines could help areas like Sacramento. But others say it relies on old thinking and harmful water storage projects.
Environment NEWSSeptember 18, 2020
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Emily Fischer, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, about the health effects of the smoke from the fires in Oregon and California.
September 18, 2020
The firefighter died on Thursday in the El Dorado Fire some 70 miles east of Los Angeles. The blaze began two weeks ago after an expectant couple set off fireworks to reveal the sex of their child.
September 16, 2020
The Bobcat Fire came within 500 feet of the observatory on Tuesday. The same dry, isolated conditions that make Mount Wilson susceptible to fire also made it perfect for stargazing.
September 16, 2020
More frequent and severe wildfires and hurricanes have caused billions of dollars of damage in the U.S. Climate experts warn the costs to the economy and to individual families are only rising.
September 16, 2020
NPR's David Greene talks to Wade Crowfoot, California's secretary of Natural Resources, about this year's wildfire season, and what can be done to prevent or control them.
