Even Low-Risk Homes Are Caught Up in California’s Climate Insurance Crisis March 16, 2026 By Todd Woody As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of...
Extreme Heat Is Making Life Increasingly Unlivable March 12, 2026 By Todd Woody The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and...
California Is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban March 2, 2026 By Todd Woody and Will Wade Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as...
Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026 January 6, 2026 By Todd Woody The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batteries will make electrifying your home more...
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes December 10, 2025 By Todd Woody A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires,...
Hurricane Melissa Shows How Quickly Climate Change Is Outstripping Defenses November 12, 2025 By Todd Woody Jamaica has invested tens of millions of dollars in bolstering coastal defenses by planting mangroves, building seawalls and strengthening urban...
Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction October 24, 2025 By Todd Woody Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal...
Older Homes for Sale in California Now Come With Wildfire Warnings September 8, 2025 By Todd Woody Most California homes were built long before the state required that they be constructed to withstand wildfires. Now, sellers of...
While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold August 12, 2025 By Todd Woody As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the...
Congress Could Unravel Biden’s Climate Law. Here’s What to Watch May 30, 2025 By Todd Woody and Ari Natter The Republican-led House of Representatives has narrowly passed a giant tax and spending bill that would end Inflation Reduction Act...