Climate

After nearly a decade of mounting heat-related deaths, Arizona’s Maricopa County, one of the nation’s hottest and most populous counties, finally saw its first drop in fatalities in 2024 and …

A federal judge has halted California’s groundbreaking “Truth in Recycling” law, which aims to reduce consumer confusion about which packaging can be recycled. California’s recyclable packaging law prohibits manufacturers from …

The global climate technology sector recorded its busiest first half on record for public listings and acquisitions, a milestone that may boost investor confidence and unlock fresh capital for decarbonization …

MANILA, Philippines — A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on Tuesday. Kent Carpenter, 73, was with …

One of the most magical and underrated natural wonders of the American West is about to unfold across California beaches. In four-day periods every year from March to August, legions …

Nearly one month after a fire destoyed a massive cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights, the neighborhood has been overcome by the stomach-churning stench of rotting food. As facility operator Lineage …

Researchers have figured out how to develop hurricane warnings, tsunami warnings, even an earthquake early warning system. But when it comes to predicting cliff collapses along California’s iconic shoreline, the …

A grid of about 800 sewing machines whirs, rows of hissing irons let out clouds of steam and hundreds of workers move across a production floor at a vast clothing …

TOPEKA, Kan. — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9-million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in …

BÉDAR, Spain — Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled Saturday to contain one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires that erupted earlier this week and killed a least 12 people. …