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Andrew Nixon/CapRadioCalifornia has experienced an unseasonable stretch of warm March weather, breaking temperature records across the state. The early heat wave raises questions about whether state rules put in place to protect agricultural workers from extreme heat are working. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalAs extreme heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.
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The declaration helps the state move resources and funding to hard-hit communities. -
The abnormally high temperatures coming later this week, part of a multiyear warming trend in Oregon, are prompting public health concerns in a state where many homes lack air conditioning. -
As Independence Day looms, so too does a heat wave that's expected throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California. The combination of strong winds, low humidity and firework use is increasing the threat of wildfires. -
After five years, a state occupational health board approves rules to protect workers from extreme heat indoors. They will take effect in August, but state prisons will not be covered. -
Douglas fir trees around Ashland are dying in the thousands. It’s one example of how our changing climate is affecting forests in the region. -
State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time. -
The state was on the cusp of making new rules to protect people who work in places like warehouses from dangerous heat. A last-minute shake-up leaves workers wondering if they'll be safe come summer. -
In March, the state is finally set to approve rules to protect workers from excessive heat indoors. Officials busted a 2019 deadline — a delay that demonstrates California’s Byzantine rulemaking process. -
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up. -
Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.
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Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night. -
Cooling shelters are open across western Oregon this week as temperatures rise above 100 degrees.
