The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown — a knowledge gap that hampers prevention ...

The backstory: According to a recent study, authorities never find the source of ignition for more than half of all of wildfires in the Western U.S. — a knowledge gap that can hamper prevention ...

Even places that appear immune to wildfires have burned as the climate rapidly changes worldwide. Fleeing Los Angeles won't ...

Joan Didion wrote that “the city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself.” Since then, insurance companies and ...

Reeling from destructive wildfires, California lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials ...

The California Air Resources Board adopted the clean fleets and locomotive rules in 2023. Not seeking the waivers is “an important step given the uncertainty presented by the incoming administration,” ...

President-elect Donald Trump has called global warming “a canard,” “a hoax” and “nonexistent.” He once said that the idea that global warming is caused by fossil fuel emissions was “created by and for ...

Besides the heartbreak of losing lives and losing homes, there are obvious economic factors here that cannot be ignored: ...

Mr. Davis’s ideas were shocking when the essay appeared, but the events of recent years have won a lot of people over to his ...

Artists take on climate change denial, the blame game, and more ...

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...