Why California Keeps Putting Homes Where Fires Burn

CalMatters: To many ecologists, economists and other experts on California wildfire risk, the vow to rebuild is part of a familiar California cycle as predictable as the Santa Anas: We keep putting homes in the path of the flames.

Jan 17, 2025 Ben Christopher, CalMatters

Dilemma of the Month: How Do I Go Back to My Old Job?

I am considering stepping back from a managerial role to an individual contributor role. I am burned out… When I think hard, I just want to return to an individual contributor role and stop being responsible for other people. Will I destroy my career if I do this?

Jan 8, 2025 Suzanne Lucas

The Hope of a New Year

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I’m an optimist by nature — and these days, an optimist who realizes that when this country wants change, all we have to do is demand nothing less.

Jan 2, 2025 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

The Power and Potential of Seaweed

From keeping oceans healthy to being used as an alternative to plastics, researchers believe seaweed has a multitude of uses

Nearly 2,000 miles northwest of Sacramento, Matthew Perkins rode a boat out into the Gulf of Alaska and saw nothing but endless potential for growth. “It’s kind of overwhelming how much opportunity there is,” he says. “You’re on the water, snow-capped mountains in the backdrop, you look down and see this incredible biomass growing. It’s literally the bounty of nature.”

Dec 30, 2024 Russell Nichols