The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. Source: USDA USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, Northern California. Source: USDA USDA ...

Opposition grows to proposed Maryland laws to build multi-state overhead transmission line on protected wildlands to forever ...

About 98% of the state is experiencing some form of drought, so far this month, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, Woodlake, and Porterville. The new maps will impact future building ...

Also see: Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones. Residents and ...

Temperatures are starting to warm more as we are now officially in Spring, but next thing you know it can get really cold a ...

RELATED: New Bay Area fire-hazard maps: Is your city among those seeing striking increases? The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones. Residents and local governments ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under Cal Fire’s remit, the maps only showed the most dangerous bits of the ...

New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signs indicate that this property's hazardous materials removal is complete after the home was destroyed by the Eaton fire in Altadena. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...