Climate change

As extreme heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.

A record-shattering heat wave is rapidly melting California’s snowpack. The early melt means less water when the state needs it most.

Oregon’s 35-day short legislative session left little for climate and environmental advocates to celebrate when it wrapped up earlier this month. Instead, they say, support for climate action, both state and federal, has dwindled.

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

Weather whiplash is in the forecast for much of Oregon, with warm temperatures expected to arrive just days after heavy rain brought flood alerts across a broad stretch of the state.

The Cascade Subduction Zone affects where the ocean meets the land, and that land is rising in some parts of the Oregon Coast.

The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office, or LAO, is recommending state lawmakers reject Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $200 million zero-emission vehicle incentive program.

The Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the legal foundation for U.S. climate policy. California is preparing to sue — and may try to write its own rules.

If conditions don’t change, it could spell a challenging year ahead for cities, aquatic wildlife, outdoor recreation, farming, hydropower facilities, and, possibly, a longer-lasting wildfire season.

Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden is trying again to get the Legislature to create a fund to pay for natural disasters with damages collected from big oil.

New budget language lays out how Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to structure a $200 million electric vehicle rebate program, including price caps, automaker matching funds and a focus on first-time buyers.

Medium and heavy-duty truck owners in Oregon looking to go electric can now apply for a state rebate to help lower those costs.