Climate Change

The urgency of addressing human causes of climate change has long been apparent. To amplify this issue that's paramount to us all, KPBS has launched a Climate Change Desk to step up our coverage of this existential threat including reported stories and interviews with experts and newsmakers.

Environment

A major winter storm will bring snow to the South. Here are tips from winter experts

Mara Hoplamazian

Southern states don't often deal with winter conditions, but New England does. New Hampshire especially has tips for how to prepare for a winter storm.
National

What are the Santa Ana winds, and how are they impacting the LA wildfires?

Scott Neuman

Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.
Deadly wildfires surge in size in Southern California and force more evacuations

Ayana Archie

Bill Chappell

Jaclyn Diaz

The Palisades fire has spread to more than 17,000 acres, while the Eaton fire now burns 10,600 acres, more than quintuple its size Wednesday morning. At least five people have died.
Environment

What are Santa Ana winds?

Associated Press

Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore.
Economy

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

Camila Domonoske

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.
National

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

The Associated Press

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
Environment

California begins 2025 with solid start to winter snowpack, but more storms are needed

Associated Press

Officials at Phillips Station said the water content of the snowpack measured 91% of the average on Thursday.
Environment

California's e-bike vouchers exhausted in less than an hour

Andrew Bowen

Applicants to the California E-bike Incentive Project complained about the lengthy application and paltry number of vouchers.
Environment

Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy set the foundation for today's climate action

Jeff Brady

Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.
Want government money for a heat pump? Time might be running out

Julia Simon

The Biden administration introduced new consumer tax credits for climate-friendly heat pumps. What does a Trump administration and GOP-led congress mean for that money?