Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation without a single Republican vote.

In Kim Stanley Robinson’s widely acclaimed, Obama-praised climate novel, The Ministry for the Future, the climate crisis is already well underway when catastrophic rains drown Los Angeles in water. Recreational kayaks and motorboats become crucial rescue vehicles,

About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.

The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.

The Eaton Fire is one of several that have swept across Los Angeles County. At least 24 people have died and more than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed. Parts of Altadena, a mixed-income neighbourhood set ablaze by windblown embers,

Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Yes, that’s the same name as this newsletter. I hope you’ll subscribe and listen.

Walls of flames, fanned by high winds, roaring across drought-stricken land. That's the scene in Los Angeles now. It also happened in Maine. In late October 1947, massive wildfires swept across the state,

As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season.

Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world wracked by climate change, racism and economic disparity.

New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.

In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward adaptation and resilience.