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Farmworkers harvest vegetables near Salinas.

Commentary: We can’t protect Californians from heat if we aren’t counting who’s most affected

by Shubhayu Saha • California Health Report Sept. 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m.Aug. 29, 2026, 4:13 p.m.

Behind the numbers are people without access to cool places and residents managing chronic health conditions.

A fire burns behind a palmetto palm tree

California Fires

California fire season has been quiet, but a heat wave could change that — fast

by Rachel Becker • CalMatters Aug. 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.July 30, 2026, 1:15 p.m.

Power lines stretch across the desert in Imperial Valley.

California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters July 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.July 23, 2026, 11:22 a.m.

As kids grapple with a mid-summer heat wave, new state laws try to help

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Ana B. Ibarra • CalMatters July 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.July 19, 2026, 5:18 p.m.

A political debate stage with six podiums and a California-themed backdrop.

Where California’s gubernatorial candidates stand on climate and taking big oil money

by Marcus Baram • Capital & Main May 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m.May 29, 2026, 9:03 a.m.

A ‘super El Niño’? Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare

by Pedro DiNezio • The Conversation May 22, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:55 a.m.

A wildfire with tall orange flames near homes with white walls and red-tiled roofs.

As climate disasters create an insurance crisis, a California bill seeks to make fossil fuel companies pay

by Steven Rodas • Inside Climate News April 26, 2026, 6:00 a.m.April 24, 2026, 1:23 p.m.

People walk across the sand at the beach, with others in the water and a pier in the far background

Environment, State/Region

Record heat, melting snow and what it all means for California’s reservoirs

by Rachel Becker • CalMatters March 25, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 4, 2026, 8:59 a.m.

A building by the ocean is engulfed in flames at sunset, with a silhouetted figure watching.

Climate crisis upends homeowners insurance, while industry resists regulation

by Marcus Baram • Capital & Main Feb. 26, 2026, 6:00 a.m.April 23, 2026, 6:06 p.m.

A busy highway with vehicles and green overhead road signs.

EPA rescinds landmark climate change ruling, clearing way for Trump to shred more environmental rules

by Gary W. Yohe • The Conversation Feb. 12, 2026, 3:10 p.m.Feb. 12, 2026, 3:10 p.m.