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California

two firefighters spraying burning buildings with hoses with a destroyed building in flames in the background

Spreading like wildfire: How Trump’s misinformation about water and fire in Los Angeles inflames the situation

By Peter Gleick | Climate Change

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‘Not enough firefighters’: Historic wildfires rage unabated in Southern California

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

How an obscure atmospheric phenomenon causes catastrophic flooding in California

By Chad Small | Climate Change

solar panels on homes

Battle over solar power in the Golden State

By Dustin Mulvaney | Climate Change

Aerial view of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

California governor warms up to nuclear reactors

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

nuclear power plant near ocean aerial photograph

Why the retirement of a California nuclear plant should proceed as planned

By Ralph Cavanagh | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

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O redwood tree, o redwood tree, can tree genetics save thee?

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Hydroelectric drought: How climate change complicates California’s plans for a carbon-free future

By Brian Tarroja | Analysis, Climate Change

Illustration by Matt Field. Based in part on photos by Joe Ravi CC SA-BY 3.0 and Morio CC SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Do social media bots have a right to free speech?

By Matt Field | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Smokey the Bear Fire Danger Warning Sign

California wildfires are mostly preventable

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Mendocino Complex Fire on August 4, 2018.

Trump fiddles while California burns

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

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Jerry Brown: Climate change policy in California–and beyond

By John Mecklin | Climate Change, Interviews