Nation Aug 08 Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles The record follows a winter that produced the worst snowpack on record in the Colorado River Basin.
Nation Jul 31 Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal for Colorado River The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now.
Nation Jul 15 Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the Northeast and Mideast, prompting evacuations More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada and winds are carrying the smoke southeast.
Nation Jan 05 Homes that survived historic LA wildfires now face dangerous levels of toxic compounds It’s been a year of heartbreak and worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area's history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.
Nation Dec 25 Storms hitting waterlogged Southern California could cause more flooding and mudslides Residents around burn scar zones from the Airport Fire in Orange County are under evacuation orders.
Politics Jan 16 From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Trump may deport many As the number of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change increases, there is a growing workforce of laborers, many of them without legal status.
Nation Aug 15 Wildfires are growing under climate change, and the smoke is threatening farmworkers, new study says A new study shows that farmworkers are paying a heavy price by being exposed to high levels of air pollution.