Experts say there could be more large wildfires than usual this year. Here’s why. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. She is based in San Francisco. With Los ...

California & Climate. Trump’s quiet truce on California water The president is quietly increasing water deliveries — while sticking to the state and Biden-era water rules he’s railed against.

California sued the National Science Foundation on Wednesday alongside 15 other states, claiming the federal agency illegally cut funding for scientific research in moves that will “devastate ...

California's peak fire season tends to be summer and early fall, but most Californians know that they can happen any time of the year. Here's what to know to stay prepared.

President Donald Trump this week nominated Ted Cooke to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. Cooke is the former manager ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released a report of its findings about local water resources Friday. The investigative ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday threatened to halt all federal funding to California’s high-speed rail project, calling it a “boondoggle” with no viable path forward.

According to the bill and Sen. Sheehy's office, the consolidated firefighting agency, housed under the Department of the Interior, would oversee federal wildfire preparedness, suppression and ...

The price tag to restore capacity to Anderson Reservoir, which has been drained because of state and federal safety restrictions, is expected to reach $2.3 billion. Repairs to other dams could add ...

In 2022, California's residents and businesses provided $692 billion in tax revenue to the federal government. In return, the state received $609 billion in federal funding, leaving a gap of about ...

California launches heat ranking tool, map to rank severity risks across the state GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ROLLING OUT. WELL, FIRST OFF, THERE’S THAT NEW HEAT RANKING TOOL.