Fire & Drought

The state is looking to reach its climate goal of 52,000 megawatts of battery storage by 2045.

Home insurance prices in the state are expected to continue rising, experts say.

Concerns remain about the safety of returning to the land due to potential toxins in the soil.

Wildfire related payouts totaled $460 million as the insurance sector overall deals with increased claims due to natural disasters.

The state’s water resources department has upped its allocation to 50 percent of what was requested by customers.

Thousands of workers and small businesses were given funds to help them recover from this year’s devastating wildfires.

State Farm General’s depleted surplus constitutes an emergency, the California Department of Insurance said.

Some victims killed in the Eaton and Palisades fires have yet to be identified, the medical examiner reported.

The decision comes after the recent wildfires in Los Angeles caused catastrophic damage to residents and businesses.

The fire is the second-most destructive and fifth-deadliest wildfire in California history, according to the lawsuit.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order fast-tracks wildfire projects by suspending environmental requirements in vulnerable communities.

Farmers and ranchers in soggy Siskiyou County said it’s time for Gov. Newsom to end a drought emergency that limits water use to protect fish.

She was recently fired by the mayor as LAFD chief, after alleged failures in leadership ahead of the January windstorm that led to massive, deadly fires.

Napa County’s areas of ’very high' fire hazard have grown seven-fold from 2011, and Sonoma County’s are up five-fold.

Officials say they hope to learn from the pilot program, which is modeled after digital democracy efforts in Taiwan.

The bill would allow timberland owners to go through a single review system, which could reduce delays and allow state agencies to better maintain the forests.