Caleigh Wells is a lifelong public radio nerd. She’s from Los Angeles, but today she lives in Cleveland, covering climate, the environment, and all things economic in the Great Lakes region. She’s also an avid horseback rider, a capital-A Amateur Gardener, and a proud junior ranger at Cuyahoga Valley National Park since 2025.
!["[Fire] risks have been around for a long time. They're getting worse," said UC San Diego's Judson Boomhower. Above, flames from the Palisades Fire approach homes on Jan. 8.](https://img.apmcdn.org/14b0ae7f1bd1220e0735e1306f8818138ce19ee9/uncropped/c9d2a9-2025-03-gettyimages-2193000486-scaled-e1741864611230-webp2000.webp)
!["[Solar power] is too cheap, too prevalent and too available for utilities to not want it and consumers to not choose," said Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies.](https://img.apmcdn.org/6eb594e156f73e8fb26b0091b9638180d696bce6/uncropped/3bcf97-2025-03-gettyimages-2198226736-scaled-e1741779975565-webp2000.webp)
