‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures Multnomah County recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people. By Victoria St. Martin
Q&A: How a Land Purchase Inspired by an Unfulfilled Promise Aims to Make People of Color Feel Welcome in the Wilderness Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands Is the Biggest Conservation Opportunity Left in the West. If Congress Won’t Protect it, Should Biden Step in? By Wyatt Myskow
A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn From Centralia’s Transition? By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania
Potential Changes to Alternate-Fuel Standards Could Hike Gas Prices in California. Critics See a ‘Regressive Tax’ on Low-Income Communities By Emma Foehringer Merchant
California’s Latino Communities Most at Risk From Exposure to Brain-Damaging Weed Killer By Liza Gross
Climate Takes a Back Seat in High-Profile California Primary Campaigns. One Candidate Aims to Change That By Liza Gross
A medida que aumentan las temperaturas, más trabajadores mueren en el campo By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous
California’s Oil Country Hopes Carbon Management Will Provide Jobs. It May Be Disappointed By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Joshua Yeager
California Pesticide Regulators’ Lax Oversight Violates Civil Rights Laws, Coalition Charges By Liza Gross
A Battle Over Plastic Recycling Claims Heats Up in California Over ‘Truth in Labeling’ Law By James Bruggers
Why a State-Led Coalition to Install More Heat Pumps Is a Big Deal for Climate Change By Kristoffer Tigue
Sewage Across Borders: The Tijuana River Is Spewing Wastewater Into San Diego Amid Historic Storms, Which Could Threaten Public Health By Kiley Price
Indictment of US Forest Service ‘Burn Boss’ in Oregon Could Chill ‘Good Fires’ Across the Country By Grant Stringer