Ruxandra Guidi for High Country News, originally published July 1, 2025 This past April, I attended one of the nation’s 1,400 ...

Mount Konocti looms on the horizon like a sleeping giant, its volcanic silhouette creating a dramatic backdrop for lake activities. This dormant volcano rises 4,300 feet above sea level, with hiking ...

The forest floor is a world of wonder in its own right – a soft carpet of redwood sorrel, sword ferns, and emerald moss that has evolved to thrive in the perpetual twilight created by the dense canopy ...

About 39 million Americans don't use AC. While many can't afford it or don't need it, some have other reasons for giving it ...

Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last – but they may not have ...

As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of ...

Sac State students who might otherwise be working in coffee shops or offices this summer are getting paid to conduct important research on campus.

The giant policy bill muscled through Congress by Republicans is poised to remake American energy by slashing tax breaks for ...

UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year ...

People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration ...