California

California Flats is a 2900 acre plot of land in central California that's covered in solar panels. The extra energy generated from all that solar flows straight into batteries right on site. Hearst Corporation, California Flats Solar-plus-Storage Project hide caption

An aerial view shows the long-depleted Colorado River (L) as it flows between California (R) and Arizona, and an irrigation ditch (R) carrying river water toward Quechan tribal land on May 26, 2023 near Winterhaven, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

Sogol Moshfegh in her rental home in Monrovia, Calif., on Jan. 27. She says that after their insurance company decided not to renew their policy, they got coverage through their mortgage company. But it covers much less than their old policy. Zaydee Sanchez for NPR hide caption

Rubble from the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned down in the Eaton fire. Getty Images hide caption

Arevon's California Flats project Arevon Energy hide caption

A helicopter drops water on Mandeville Canyon as the Palisades Fire rages Saturday in Los Angeles. Eric Thayer/AP hide caption

Cedric Meadows (left), director of outreach, and Anthony Conley, director of support services, at the nonprofit shelter Covenant House California. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption

Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

Children gather at the sign for one of the farm worker communities. Library of Congress hide caption