A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires.

Global warming exacerbated fire conditions in the Los Angeles area, an analysis by the research group World Weather Attribution finds.

A bill introduced in California’s state legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similarly to current law holding utilities liable for fires started by their equipment.

Analysis found the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the fires were 35% more likely due to 1.3C of warming.

California's insurance crisis risks triggering broader financial instability, an expert in economics and the environment warned.

As the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment.

The climate crisis isn’t just about the availability and cost of housing. It's also about location and quality.

State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would create a pathway for Californians affected by fires, floods and other climate disasters to sue fossil fuel companies for damages. The bill would also let insurers do the same to recover costs.

California is considering a bill that would allow insurers and victims of climate-driven natural disasters to sue the oil industry for damages.

Rising housing, energy and insurance costs could force Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to spend more money helping Californians live on a warming planet.

In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward adaptation and resilience.

During President Donald Trump’s first days in office, the barrage of climate change and energy-related executive orders he issued reflects — and in some cases goes beyond — the plans laid out in Project 2025,