To some, she’s an out-of-touch elitist, to others, a champion for democracy.

Nancy Pelosi worked behind the scenes in politics for years until a special election changed everything

Warming winters, an old soil fungus and the relentless suburban spread of Silicon Valley have finally caught up with one of the last fruit farmers in the Valley of Heart's Delight.

More than 25,000 people have been expelled to 'third countries' under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic.

With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.

A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.

A proposal to find new water for the Southwest by using desalinated ocean water from Mexico faces difficult odds as what remains of the waning Colorado River is legally contested by its surrounding st...

The Joshua tree has been featured in poetry and music and represented a burning bush in the latest episode of

El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.

El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.

El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.

Researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered valley fever spores in cities in the Central Valley and linked nearby oil drilling to an uptick in infection risk — challenging the long-held belief that the...

Two olive ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the sand on Southern California beaches.

Panama’s center-right president called on world leaders to adopt a new non-binding treaty, building on his nation’s own national rights of nature laws.

The Sacramento River has gotten too warm for salmon eggs. Environmental advocates blame the Trump administration for taking too much water out of Shasta Lake.

Serious health and safety violations are penalized differently across counties, and regulatory actions are enforced inconsistently.

An analysis of 40,000 state records shows that health and safety violations are penalized inconsistently, and regulatory action rarely results in fines.

Guardian investigation: 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at pump and register for gas, snacks, and other items

The mission is the newest generation of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or GRACE. The satellites measure water mass across the planet.

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s agreement clearing the $111-billion merger followed intense pressure from state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom and dissent among fellow Democratic state attorneys general.

Rosanna Xia recommends five essential books about climate change, from the roots of the crisis to conservation, solutions, and our future.

In exchange for dropping their lawsuit against Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, state AGs have negotiated "independent" oversight of CNN. You shouldn't expect much oversight.

The Sacramento River has gotten too warm for salmon eggs. Environmental advocates blame the Trump administration for taking too much water out of Shasta Lake.

California’s growing data center industry will have more oversight after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills to regulate the industry’s electricity costs and track water consumption.

L.A. County is preparing for storms and possible floods during El Niño. Crews are digging massive amounts of accumulated sediment out of the county's dams.

Scientists are finding that snowfall is more connected to water underground than we knew. Using satellite data, they found groundwater levels actually rise during big snow years, in contrast to most y...

Scientists are finding that snowfall is more connected to water underground than we knew. Using satellite data, they found groundwater levels actually rise during big snow years, in contrast to most y...

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p...

A conversation with investigative journalist Amy Westervelt that is NOT about AI killing us all.

Journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents who were persecuted in Nicaragua and sought safety in the U.S. are increasingly being targeted for deportation.

Scientists are finding that snowfall is more connected to water underground than we knew. Using satellite data, they found groundwater levels actually rise during big snow years, in contrast to most y...

Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its sixth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the clim...

Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its sixth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the clim...

The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around L.A. -- the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos -- are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults.

One of Britain's bravest and most influential photojournalists, Ian Berry, has died. We pay tribute to this giant figure

The Trump administration is rolling back the majority of Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to remove “red tape” that drives up energy costs, agency officials said.

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

Politics and other factors are causing universities to reconsider what classes are core requirements. In some places, civics and classics are replacing climate change and sociology.

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Advances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream

Gustavo Arellano's speech upon winning Capital & Main's Exposés Award

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Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.

Leaked internal memos reveal how a packaging alliance drove a widespread lobbying and marketing campaign to dismantle California’s landmark plastic and recycling laws.

Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.