A stop sign damaged by heat in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire. (John Locher/AP) As the narrative of the Southern California wildfires has shifted to identifying the causes behind what could prove to be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history , a common refrain has emerged […] Click here to view original […]

An aerial view shows burned homes near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Alice C. Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. More From Our Experts Alice C. Hill Was COP29 in Azerbaijan a Failure? What […] Click here to view original

The scene in the Los Angeles area over the last week has become heartbreakingly familiar — people on the run and watching helplessly as unrelenting flames destroy homes and whole neighborhoods. Crystal Scott grew up playing in the picturesque San Gabriel Mountains, but her home at the base of […] Click here to view original

The U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in a Biden administration appeal of a lower court’s decision invalidating a federal regulation aimed at reining in homemade "ghost guns," in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2024. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two separate bids to scrap the City […] Click here to view original

Sorry, your browser doesn’t support embedded videos. The scenic coastal town of Pacifica south of San Francisco is threatened with devastating flooding, sea swells and erosion as ocean levels climb this century. Should residents fight back with seawalls and other measures — or start planning now for a “managed […] Click here to view original

President-elect ‘s energy policies could exacerbate future wildfires, several environmental science professors told Newsweek on Sunday. Newsweek has reached out to Trump’s transition team via email for comment on Sunday. Why It Matters Wildfires ravaged Southern California this past week, leaving 16 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed. […] Click here to view original