LA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals October 29, 2026 By Todd Woody A catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles firestorm exposed some 7 million people to high levels of airborne lead and other toxic...
AI’s Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use October 13, 2026 By Todd Woody and Mark Chediak Data center developers have started touting new technologies that slash the amount of water needed to cool hot-running servers in...
California Adopts Weaker Home Protection Rules as Wildfires Grow August 20, 2026 By Todd Woody A California agency on Wednesday approved long-delayed regulations designed to protect homes from wildfire, but they’re less stringent than defenses...
Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures August 6, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan, Leslie Kaufman and Todd Woody The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part...
Luxury Homes Are Raising Risks for California FAIR Plan July 22, 2026 By Todd Woody As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to the state’s insurer of last resort, wealthy areas such as Beverly Hills,...
Overlapping Disasters Challenge States Amid Trump Cuts July 21, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Todd Woody Across the US last week, different disasters — from Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies in the Midwest and Northeast...
Faster, Fiercer Wildfires Are Testing Evacuation Plans July 7, 2026 By Todd Woody On a warm summer morning, two fire officials navigate an SUV along a narrow road that switchbacks high into the...
Climate Change, Pollution Push Oceans to Tipping Point, UN Report Says June 9, 2026 By Todd Woody A new United Nations assessment of ocean health documents a “deepening crisis” as climate change, pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity loss...
California Overhauls Carbon Market Over Affordability Concerns June 1, 2026 By Todd Woody California has become the latest Democratic-led state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday revamped its...
Heat-Trapping Microplastics Found to Play Role in Climate Change May 5, 2026 By Todd Woody Microplastics in the atmosphere are heating the planet, magnifying climate change impacts, according to new research. Scientists in China and...