After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy. Julia Simon
After devastating LA fires, California is drafting nation's toughest rules for homes California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago. Some homeowners are pushing back over losing their greenery. Lauren Sommer
One year later, 'Firestorm' investigates the systems that failed during the LA Fires Journalist Jacob Soboroff says covering the wildfires was the most important assignment he's ever undertaken. His new book offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe. Tonya Mosley
Understanding how a warming climate might affect a crucial ocean current Climate change is warming Europe, but scientists are also studying whether a weakened Atlantic current could make Britain colder, with Laurie Laybourne, director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative in southwest England. Sarah Robbins
A year after the LA fires, finding the sounds that make a home A personal essay about the silence after the Los Angeles fires and what it means to hear music again, by 18 year old Zacharie Sergenian for NPR member station KCRW. Zacharie Sergenian
Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela. Julia Simon
Electric vehicles had a bumpy road in 2025 — and one pleasant surprise A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. Camila Domonoske
Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming Over the past year, the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans have waged a sweeping campaign against America's renewable energy industry. At least for now, though, clean energy is still booming in the United States. Michael Copley
The Trump administration pauses wind projects off New England, New York and Virginia An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources. The Associated Press
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. Scott Neuman