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The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the...
Federal funding freezes and staffing cuts are setting off alarms about the future of the Colorado River, a critical artery that supplies water to some...
Butterflies are disappearing from the United States at an alarming rate, with their total population declining by more than a fifth over two decades,...
Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the...
Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has requested that Congress appropriate nearly $40 billion to support communities affected by the wildfires that...
Federal officials will be investigating California's high-speed rail plans, with the goal of determining if a portion of the project merits $4 billion...
Lead negotiators from the Colorado River's Upper Basin states expressed a dual sense of uncertainty and urgency on Tuesday, as a deadline to determine...
As a charred Los Angeles resurfaces from the infernal flames that engulfed the region last month, questions loom as to how residents will rebuild —...
Renewable energy generation is surging across many of the country’s red-leaning states, positioning some to outpace their bluer peers in a national...
Manufacturers have been quietly abandoning the use of toxic ingredients in their products, in response to California's strict chemical disclosure...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) threw his support Monday behind legislation aimed at guaranteeing that wildfire-impacted homeowners, rather than...
A Southern California Democrat blasted President Trump on Thursday for ordering a release of water in the state's Central Valley, describing the move...
Veteran firefighters who responded to the 2023 blazes in Maui, Hawaii, had greater levels of "forever chemicals" in their blood in comparison to those...
The two biggest blazes that recently ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan region may have caused property damage and capital losses of up to $164...
President Trump's order to release billions of gallons of water in California's Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires...
Registration of Tesla's electric vehicles (EVs) in California plummeted by 11.6 percent in 2024, a new report has found. The company's market share...
After multiple days of heavy rains provided Southern California with significant relief from a spate of catastrophic wildfires, experts are now...
The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be leaving behind. Even once the...
Five wild-born elephants that have long inhabited a two-acre plot in a Southern Colorado zoo will not be able to pursue their own release, the state's...
The Biden administration on Thursday took steps to safeguard an iconic bird species of the Wester United States — but did so in only two out of the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday issued an executive order to expedite the availability of temporary housing in areas ravaged by the...
California Democrats have authorized $50 million in state funding as part of an overall drive to protect residents from what lawmakers believe to be...
Federal meteorologists have issued their most dire wildfire warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as winds threaten to pick up in the early...
An infernal barrage of blazes continues to ravage the Los Angeles metropolitan region, where the death toll has now risen to at least 10 individuals....
The blazes burning across the Los Angeles region are not only devastating property and lives, but also fueling political argument over how to fight...
Total damages from the devastating wildfires scorching Southern California could amount to between $52 billion and $57 billion in economic losses,...
Although 2024 — the warmest year on record — has been a fairly dark year when it comes to climate change, there have been several notable bright...
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The Biden administration on Wednesday approved California's trailblazing rules that would set stricter-than-federal emissions standards, in a bid...
Certain pricier styles of smartwatch wristband may not just be helping Americans stay fit — they may be exposing unsuspecting wearers to a hefty...
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced its conditional approval of a loan guarantee for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) of up to $15...
Environmental activists have launched a six-figure campaign attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) climate record, through an advertisement...
American power producers over the past two years have accumulated massive amounts of coal that are now sitting idle at their facilities — creating...
Wildfire smoke wafting across the country from North America West blazes may be leading to cardiac and respiratory issues thousands of miles away,...
An extremely persistent and highly mobile "forever chemical" byproduct is contaminating many mineral water brands sold across Europe, researchers...
Governors from the U.S. West came together this week to adopt a set of bipartisan resolutions, with a goal of solidifying state and federal...
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is urging the Biden administration to take decisive regulatory action on "forever chemicals," as the return of...
The shelf-life of electric vehicle (EV) batteries may be as much as 40 percent greater than previously assumed, a new study has found. Stanford...
Young people may be at much greater risk of dying from climate change-induced extreme heat than the elderly, a new study has found Those under the...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has directed state agencies to take immediate actions aimed at safeguarding the region's dwindling salmon...
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The planet's northernmost ocean could experience its first day free of ice as early as 2027, a new study has found. While the three-year...
California's cities may only receive about 5 percent of the water deliveries they have requested this year, with dry and warm conditions expected...
Supplementing the diets of grazing beef cows with seaweed in pellet form could cut their methane emissions by almost 40 percent, a new study has...
California lawmakers on Monday are kicking off a special legislative session in what Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has deemed efforts to "Trump-proof" the...
The tiny pollutants emitted by fossil fuel combustion and wildfires may be raising the risk of adverse birth outcomes, a study has found. Exposure...
Exposure to the tiny pollutants emitted by wildfires may be increasing the older adult population’s odds of dementia diagnosis, a new study has...
U.S. West plans to decarbonize electricity grids by 2050 may be much more expensive than anticipated, as such targets fail to account for the...
The policymakers responsible for steering the Colorado River's future say they will forge ahead with ongoing negotiations regardless of shifts in...