Mount Konocti looms on the horizon like a sleeping giant, its volcanic silhouette creating a dramatic backdrop for lake activities. This dormant volcano rises 4,300 feet above sea level, with hiking ...

Extreme heat is becoming a dangerous new normal that brings with it a number of health risks. From severe burns to ...

About 39 million Americans don't use AC. While many can't afford it or don't need it, some have other reasons for giving it ...

Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last – but they may not have ...

As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of ...

UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year ...

People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration ...

In the past, severe storms such as Tropical Storm Kay and Tropical Storm Hilary have flooded Owens’ off-lake dust sources, ...

The union representing California's deputy attorneys general said the high-stakes environmental litigation should have been ...

A sweeping reform to the California Environmental Quality Act has divided environmentalists and climate advocates.