Environment This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning. Lauren Sommer
Environment This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral. Greg Rosalsky
Environment Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country. Jeff Brady
Politics Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement (again), reversing U.S. climate policy President Trump issued a barrage of orders Monday targeting Biden-era initiatives on global warming. The decisions come on the heels of the hottest year ever recorded. Nate Perez Rachel Waldholz
Politics Trump plans to declare a 'national energy emergency.' What does that mean? President Trump is making energy a top priority on his first day in office, pledging to declare a national emergency – which no president has ever done before. The implications aren't clear. Camila Domonoske
National Some Los Angeles homes made it through the firestorm. Here's how Houses are still standing in the burn zone in Los Angeles, ones that made it through the fires. Experts on the ground are finding those homeowners made some key preparations. Lauren Sommer
Environment U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions. Michael Copley
Climate Pistachio moguls and reservoirs: False water claims spread about California fires Influencers and politicians are spreading false narratives about water and the L.A. wildfires. These include the idea that farm moguls took firefighting water and an empty reservoir is part of a plot. Julia Simon
Environment How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Teo Popescu
Climate As high winds bear down on LA, forecasters call fire danger 'about as bad as it gets' A large swath of southwest California is under a red flag warning, with winds expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities warn they could fuel the four existing fires as well as new ones. Rachel Treisman Ayana Archie
