California’s Fires Are Affecting Cities’ Air Quality Dozens of Miles Away
One idea for a long-term fix: Communities could designate clean air centers where residents can spend time in filtered air for free.
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The Trump Administration Releases Its Plan to Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Standards
The plan would end efforts to make cars and trucks average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
Will California Be the First State to Repeal Rent Control Limits?
Overturning limits on rent control will be on the ballot in California this November now that organizers have garnered enough signatures to certify Proposition 10.
California’s Carr Fire Is Already Among the State’s Most Destructive in Recent History
Wildfires in the state are getting bigger and more costly.
One Town’s Fix for Latinx Disenfranchisement: Letting People Vote More Than Once
After a lawsuit found Latinx citizens underrepresented, Mission Viejo could become the first California city to enact "cumulative voting."
Death Valley Is About to Post the Hottest Month in Recorded History
This July in California's Death Valley National Park will mark the hottest month ever measured in human history.
The Five Largest Wildfires Burning in California Right Now
Fires have already scorched nearly 300,000 acres in the state this year.
California Regulators Consider Conservation Protections for the State’s Largest Estuary
Conflict over the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta has played out over decades of back-and-forth between regulators and farmers.
Yosemite Evacuates During a Deadly Fire (in Photos)
Smoke from the fire has created dangerous air-quality conditions in Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Valley Will Close to Visitors as the Ferguson Fire Rages Nearby
Parts of Yosemite National Park will close as firefighters battle the Ferguson Fire, which has burned since July 13.