Paul Rogers

Cities, counties and local voters will be able to block new oil and gas wells in their communities

Stunning setback for water storage as local agencies abandon once-promising project to enlarge Los Vaqueros Reservoir

Two of the world’s richest men tangle over public access on San Mateo County coast

Martins Beach: Billionaire Vinod Khosla loses bid to halt state lawsuit seeking more public beach access

The annual Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, with 50,000 volunteers expected — here’s how to participate

As a statewide fracking ban looms, another measure would do more to curb Big Oil

California’s first new national marine sanctuary in 32 years to ban offshore oil drilling along 100 miles of coastline

Don’t know what to do with your old clothes? California may require the fashion industry to take them back from you — for free

Gray wolf population growing fast in California — up sixfold in the past five years

California adds huge new wildfire-fighting aircraft two decades after famous crash

Ackerson Meadow, between Highway 120 and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, is undergoing a rebirth

‘A game changer’: How giant batteries are making California’s power grid stronger, and reducing the risk of blackouts during heat waves

Fields of lettuce, beets and broccoli are the latest laboratory for a soft-path solution.

Construction crews begin $16 million restoration of historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse along the San Mateo Coast

California experiencing most severe start to wildfire season in 16 years

Santa Clara Valley Water District studying San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View as possible locations

Amid heat waves and wildfires, PPIC poll shows Californians worried about losing home insurance

How bad are wildfires going to be in California this summer?

Heat wave dried out vegetation statewide, increasing summer wildfire risk, experts say

Thompson Fire is the latest blaze in a jarring start to California’s summer fire season.