Northern California

The aquifers in question are located in the Sonoma Lowlands sub-basin, and they are each a vital source of irrigation water for grape growing.

• By Matt Weiser

They founded California's first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let's not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.

• By Todd Braje

Experts are concerned about how rainfall could spread toxic chemicals and destabilize hillsides thus threatening to damage the region's water supply.

• By Alastair Bland

In response to the devastation caused by the Tubbs Fire, California needs to rethink its approach in dealing with future urban conflagrations.

• By Max Moritz

Alexis Coe leaves a changing San Francisco and settles into a cabin in the woods, beginning a process of personal and historical rediscovery.

• By Alexis Coe