CO2: 428.62 ppmGov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled what he’s calling the “most ambitious” water plan in California history
California's snowpack remains much smaller than average after months of extremely warm conditions across the West.
States are preparing for, while trying to avoid, cutbacks to the water they get from the Colorado River. Here are some key things to know about this moment.
Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.
Heat can trigger release of microplastics and nanoplastics as well as chemicals linked to hormone disruption, infertility and certain cancers
Ridwell, and companies like it, offer to take complex plastic items you can't put in your blue bin and find a home for them. But are they doing more harm than good?
The Supreme Court ruling on tariffs is good news for companies like Tesla Inc., which have seen production costs soar since last spring. It is probably good for China as well.
The Trump administration and energy producers urged the Supreme Court to throw out lawsuits seeking to hold the companies liable for the costs of global climate change.
The Supreme Court agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages.
Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers
The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life
Researchers at UC Davis say news they've dreaded since 2023 has come to pass: California's elephant seals have been infected with H5N1 bird flu.