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Humans are likely inhaling far greater amounts of lung-penetrating microplastics than previously assumed, scientists are warning. People may be...
Ramping up U.S. solar energy production by just 15 percent could help the country make significant progress toward achieving national emissions...
Californians are poised to become sicker in a future marked by climate-fueled warming, but they may also be less likely to die from...
The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who...
The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought,...
The U.S. and Mexico on Thursday took collaborative steps toward curbing a long-standing, cross-border environmental crisis: the unfettered sewage flow...
Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced legislation aimed at optimizing water management in the U.S. West on Thursday,...
The restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park has helped revive an aspen tree population unique to the region, a new study has found....
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) warned this week that his state is enduring one of the most active fire seasons in recent memory — and that humans have...
Eliminating obsolete or unsafe dams could help bolster community safety amid climate-induced weather extremes, watershed experts are recommending....
Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has...
California may have lost up to $3 billion in potential revenue from a signature emissions reduction program over the past year, a new report has...
Short-term rental lodgers across the United States may be wasting more than $2.3 billion in food each year, a new study has found. An average of $12...
Climate change caused by humans played a direct role in the deaths of about 1,504 people during a heat wave that struck Europe last week, a new report...
As Americans flock to the country’s coasts — and to the lakes and rivers in between — in the heat of summer, they may be doing so despite the...
Wild honeybees in Southern California are devouring the food supplies of native pollinators — posing a potential threat to the region’s natural...
A team of University of California researchers say they have developed a tool that could help steer the aviation sector toward making smarter...
Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study has found. When...
As Colorado River stakeholders scramble to negotiate the basin's long-term operational guidelines, the Trump administration is expressing support for...
Prescribed burns can decrease the severity of future fires by about 16 percent and slash smoke pollution by 14 percent, a new study has found. These...
Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool”...
Applying a market-based approach to Colorado River management could ensure more robust and reliable supplies for farmers, communities and the...
Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has...
As climate-driven weather extremes fuel fires across the U.S. West, the tendency of residents to spend more time indoors may be accelerating the...
With peak wildfire season just around the corner, residents of California and the broader U.S. West are bracing not just for the blazes, but also for...
California officials on Thursday filed their 26th lawsuit against the Trump administration, after the president signed resolutions overturning the...
The Port of Los Angeles will need to clean up widespread water contamination in the city's harbor by shoring up sewage treatment operations, according...
The proliferation of new fungicides in the U.S. agricultural sector may be raising resistance to critical antifungal medications in humans and...
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide made history last month by climbing to their highest seasonal peak available in historical records, a...
The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease water stress and increase plant growth by about 20 percent during dry...
Iron released from coal combustion and steel production is altering the ecosystem in a critical part of the North Pacific, a new study has found....
The Colorado River Basin's groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human pumping activities, a new...
The Trump administration on Friday authorized the relaunch of operations at a southeastern Utah uranium mine — marking its first use of a newly...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his intentions on Friday to help launch a multistate, clean car-focused coalition after the Senate voted to...
California officials announced their intentions on Thursday to file their 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time, over an attempt...
The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, a...
The survival of more than 3,500 animal species is in jeopardy thanks to the impacts of climate change, a new study has found. This threat applies to...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a $12 billion deficit Wednesday in the May revision of his state budget proposal, casting blame on the...
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday called on city governments in his state to urgently address the prevalence of homeless encampments, issuing...
A coalition of Republican attorneys general is claiming victory against California following the state’s pledge to repeal its electric-truck mandate...
Multiple refineries in California have recently declared their intentions to shutter operations, leaving the Golden State uncertain about future fuel...
Rapid melts across the U.S. West have caused snowpack to disappear up to four weeks early in some areas — wreaking potential havoc on the region's...
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 cardiovascular-related deaths in 2018...
Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many as 1.4 billion people...
The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and...
Western Colorado oil industry stakeholders are suing the Centennial State, in a bid that they say serves to protect energy security and job interests...
California scientists have determined that dogs might be able to help predict the spread of a dangerous fungus, which has surged in recent years due...
This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, which details how a set of toxic...
Only minimal amounts of untapped oil and gas resources remain in the historic Los Angeles fossil fuel production basin, according to the U.S....