ICN California

Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting

The Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. But layoffs, confusion and budget cuts have sparked doubts.

By Kiley Price

Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

By Anika Jane Beamer

Green California’s Big Oil Problem

By Liza Gross

Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users

By Wyatt Myskow

Phillips 66 is Closing its LA Refinery this Month. Neighbors Still Don’t Know if the Company Will Pay for the Cleanup.

By Blanca Begert

LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances

By Hilary Beaumont

New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives

By Liza Gross

Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign

By Blanca Begert

Trump’s Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling Meet Bipartisan Opposition

By Keerti Gopal

California Is Finally Updating Its Methane Landfill Rule

By Liza Gross

As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites

By Liza Gross

An Oil Company Running Into Rough Waters off the California Coast Is Looking to Trump for Help

By Blanca Begert

For Many Disabled Fire Victims in Los Angeles, a Continuing Trauma

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Why Are Rates Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than at Public Utilities?

By Blanca Begert

Taking Stock in Altadena Nine Months After the Devastating LA Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar Panel Waste

By Rambo Talabong

Rising Electric Rates Tied to Distribution Spending, Disasters and Some Clean Energy Programs, Study Says

By Blanca Begert

The US-Mexico Border Wall May Pose Perils to Pollinators

By Tina Deines

The AI Data Center Boom Comes to Southeast LA

By Ashley Orona, LA Public Press