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A large, rusty metal pump jack, with the Bluffs in the background, in Chevron's Kern River Oil Field, near Bakersfield, California.

A California Water Board Assures the Public That Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation, but Experts Say the Evidence Is Scant 

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An apline creek running over a dark greanite slabe with white snow to the left and right. Green evergreens and white snow covered mountain peaks in the background.

With Snowpack in Decline, California's 'Weather Whiplash' Could Mean Alternating Drought and Flooding

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A tree shrouded in fog in the foreground with an orange, yellow sunrise in the background.

Ancient River Beds Could Hold the Solution to California's Water Woes

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The hands of several children hold up a handmade sign with a painting of Earth and copy that reads "There's No Planet B."

2022 Promises Continued Climate Extremes, But Also A Glimmer of Hope for Californians

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a green marsh connected to salt ponds with houses, bay water and coastal hills in the background.

The Bay Is Rising. Newark Residents Wonder Why The City Plans to Develop Its Shoreline

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Bay waves wash over San Francisco's Embarcadero as a young boy stands ankle deep, watching the waves.

Bay Area King Tide Floods Foreshadow Future Climate Risk

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A brown hilly landscape, dotted with a few trees, and a jogger in a blue top in the distant center.

What's at Stake for California at U.N. Climate Conference?

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A lion's mane jellyfish drifts in the shallow bays of Bonne Bay Fjord.

A Photographer Marries the Worlds Above and Below the Water in a Single Frame

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Buoys float near the edge of blue water and dry earth.

Healdsburg Cut Its Water Use in Half. What's in the City's Secret, Water-Saving Sauce?

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