ICN West Coast
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
A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights
By Katie Surma
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
Colorado River States Are Separated by a ‘Giant Chasm’ in Negotiations
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate
By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow
As Solar Booms in the California Desert, Locals Feel ‘Overburdened’
By Wyatt Myskow
‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics
By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarchs
By Liza Gross
