It's cold and snowy in much of the U.S. right now, but hard as it may be to believe in some parts of the country, heat season will eventually come again, and hotter summers are increasingly a risk for ...

Increasing Kern County oil drilling as planned under a new state law won’t be enough by itself to avert California gasoline price spikes, according to a new report out of UC Berkeley and USC that ...

California’s transition to electric vehicles and heat pumps can put downward pressure on electric rates, despite the billions of dollars of investments needed to upgrade electric utility distribution ...

California Trout announced plans to publish a new edition of its State of Salmonids (SOS) at last week’s quarterly meeting of the California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout (CAC). SOS ...

Even as devastating wildfires drive up home insurance costs across California, premiums overall remain relatively low compared to many other states, a new UC Berkeley report finds. But that could ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Smoking marijuana can lead to markedly lower short-term alcohol use, according to a first-of-its-kind study that adds a new layer to the ...

The highest increases were seen in mountain lion, coyote and bobcat encounters. Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of climate change within the state: an increase in ...

A state agency offered the Port San Luis Harbor District $3 million to study offshore wind — but a local non-profit said awarding the grant violated state law. The California Energy Commission offered ...

The aerial view looks west toward the the Patterson Reservoir and Patterson Pass-Alameda County Water Plant, located beside the South Bay Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project in ...

California’s tax climate ranks near the bottom among all 50 states, according to a new State Tax Competitive Tax Index by the Tax Foundation. California ranks 48th, ahead of only New Jersey and New ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. About 94% of California young people experience regular mental health challenges. Housing affordability, gun ...