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A new study conducted in Lake County, California—one of the most wildfire-affected regions in the country—has found that ...

Building new housing is a priority across the state, especially in fire ravaged areas of Southern California. But now a growing number of environmental groups say they want to make sure that future ...

In Oregon, climate change was responsible for 36 percent of smoke-related deaths. In California, that figure was 25 percent, and in Washington it was 27 percent.

As climate change warms the Arctic, plucky beavers have followed onto willow-dotted tundra. In New York City, beavers have recolonized the Bronx River and Staten Island; in Seattle, they occupy 86 ...

Megafires were once considered a rare phenomenon, but in recent years, they have become increasingly common and are lasting ...

Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.

California is looking to Alabama’s grant program for wind-proofing roofs for hurricanes, which was approved in 2012. Fowler said the state had 300 grants available in 2016, but about 200,000 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to tap at least $2.5 billion from the state’s climate fund to pay for state firefighting crews and the long-troubled high-speed rail project. In his budget ...

The West’s most important river has shriveled over the past quarter century — and its leading climate scientist says things ...

Over a full 50 year period, our change in fire weather days for east central Minnesota looks nearly flat (officially +1 more fire weather day per year). Climate Central ...