"California’s latest historic wildfire serves as a stark reminder of the regenerative promise of Indigenous cultural burning, practitioners say."

"Gavin Newsom’s late session proposal to extend deadlines — by more than four years in one case — for oil companies to  comply with a new law fizzled and died late this week."

"The nation’s largest dam removal project is nearly complete after a lengthy campaign by Native tribes to restore the river at the California-Oregon border."

"A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians."

"Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to close the area to people."

"Extreme weather alerts for dangerous heat, wildfires, storms, flooding and other hazards have affected nearly everyone in the United States over the past few months."

"State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat protection laws, said new legislation is needed to protect employees amid escalating periods of extreme heat."

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."

"A significant die-off of brown pelicans in California has scientists searching for answers."

"California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has intensified in recent years — endangering farmworkers, construction workers and others who toil in scorching temperatures — an investigation by the Los Angeles Times and Capital & Main has found."