Impactswww.flickr.com In California, a new fight to stop building in the path of fire A proposed luxury development in hills already scarred by wildfire is raising questions about the continued push to build in areas at highest risk.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Two enormous California fires rage unchecked in state's northern counties Tens of thousands of residents must evacuate their homes, and more than 100 wineries in Napa Valley are at risk of burning.
Impacts www.sfchronicle.com To fight climate change, car-loving California must overhaul transportation. Can it? Emissions from transportation are going up, not down in California, a sign that cleaner and more fuel-efficient cars have been unable to overcome population growth, a growing economy and suburban sprawl.
