California lawmakers propose legislation that could allow vicims of the devastating Southern California wildfires to sue oil and gas companies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are sure to lecture us again this session about the need to step up our efforts to combat climate change.

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.

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 devastating Southern California wildfires.

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With battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms California hopes to shrink its carbon footprint to nothing. But some see a downside.

"Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and emerging diseases are among the mélange of climate impacts . . ."

The "Jeremiahs of climate change" tried to warn us, says a reader. The fires are evidence of the need to start listening to them.

Billions in losses from natural disasters is triggering demand in sectors linked to wildfire recovery efforts. Read on for two recommendations with high growth potential.

Climate change is an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions. It increases the probability that extreme conditions will compound and become unprecedented.

Real estate and climate change now go hand-in-hand. As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, many homes face some risk of natural disasters. In 2024 alone, almost 45 percent of homes in the United States confronted at least one type of severe or extreme climate risk from either flood,