climate change Sparse snowpack in California fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | April 1, 2026 Only the extreme drought year of 2015 beat this year’s snowpack for the worst on record.
California State says cormorants, pelicans among seabirds starving along California coast By Pete Young | Bay City News | April 1, 2026 Tests have largely ruled out avian influenza or bird flu as cause of the increased mortalities.
Environment California blew a hole in environmental planning law. Now, lawmakers are trying to fix it By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | March 27, 2026 Last-minute reforms at the end of last year’s legislative session exempted a broad, poorly defined category of industrial facilities from review.
Environment Gravensteins on the brink: Sonoma County’s signature apple hangs on — just barely By Glen Martin | Bay City News | March 24, 2026 The versatile stripe-skinned apple was once ubiquitous in western Sonoma County.
climate change California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | March 24, 2026 The offshore oil operation was shut down more than a decade ago.
climate change Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs? By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | March 20, 2026 A rapidly Sierra Nevada snowpack means less water when the state needs it most.
climate change California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority? By Ana B. Ibarra and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | March 19, 2026 Extreme heat, driven by climate change, is also a public health concern.
Bay Area State approves whale-friendlier Dungeness fishing gear By Pete Young | Bay City News | March 17, 2026 Limits on conventional crabbing for much of the Central Coast come into effect March 27.
California California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | March 16, 2026 The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.
climate change Citing Iran crisis, Trump orders Santa Barbara oil pipeline restart. California will fight it By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | March 14, 2026 Order marks the most aggressive federal intervention yet in a years-long dispute.