Morse co-authored a study that analyzed data from 2016 to 2022 and found dive boats beelined toward the marine protected areas around the northern Channel Islands, including the reserve off ...

California's marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state A system-wide evaluation of California's marine reserve network finds conservation benefits across multiple ecosystems ...

The rule will require home insurers to offer coverage in high-risk areas, something the state has never done, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's office said in a statement. Insurers will have ...

California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes from natural disasters caused by climate change, warning it could raise gas prices.

The rule will require home insurers to offer coverage in high-risk areas, something the state has never done, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office said in a statement. Insurers will have ...

California's Department of Insurance announced the enforcement of a regulation aimed at forcing insurance companies to expand coverage in fire-prone areas of the state.

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is ranked #2 out of 12 things to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea. See pictures and our review of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, causing major damage to the reserve’s infrastructure.

Gov. Newsom waived CEQA and the California Coastal Act for utilities working to rebuild, and move infrastructure underground, in the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.

Citing ballooning risks of climate-driven natural disasters, seven of the top 12 insurance companies doing business in California in 2023 either paused or restricted new business in the state.

This article was originally published in UCSB’s ‘ The Current ‘. It’s 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented a ...