ICN California

Smoke and Ash Made More Toxic by the Contents of Burning Homes Threaten Residents of LA and Beyond

By Audrey Gray and Andrew Robinson

‘Virtually Any City on Earth Can Burn Now’

By Kiley Bense

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

By Twilight Greenaway

California Rice Fields Offer Threatened Migratory Waterbirds a Lifeline

By Liza Gross

The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s  Fires

By Jireh Deng

Climate Trauma Is a Thing. Here’s What the Research Reveals

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Misinformation Spreads Like Wildfire Online While LA Neighborhoods Burn

By Wyatt Myskow, Martha Pskowski

What to Expect from State Governments on Renewable Energy Policy in 2025

By Dan Gearino

The Unusually Strong Force Behind the Apocalyptic Fires in Los Angeles

By Umair Irfan, Vox

The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

The Sunbelt’s Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards

By Wyatt Myskow

As a Major California Oil Producer Eyes Carbon Storage, Thousands of Idle Wells Await Cleanup

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution

By James Bruggers

Rise in Avian Flu Cases Amplifies Concerns About Consolidation in Agriculture

By Georgina Gustin

As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts

By Nina Elkadi

California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash

By Liza Gross

Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off

By Wyatt Myskow