Climate

Fire crews made strong progress battling the Silver fire in Inyo County on Monday, halting forward progress of the blaze, which continues to threaten some of the oldest trees in …

The Los Angeles area can expect light precipitation Monday morning, forecasters say. The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around …

Southern California Edison’s electric equipment continues to spark scores of wildfires in its territory, even though the utility has spent billions of dollars on prevention measures that are costing the …

Environmental groups were outraged this week after the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under orders from President Trump, invited coal plants and other industrial polluters to seek to bypass key provisions …

In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles’ devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure. His …

Winter storms in the Sierra Nevada this month have boosted the snowpack to 90% of the normal, a good sign for California’s water supply, state officials said Friday. The Sierra …

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in the coastal waters off Los Angeles after January’s fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and …

The most important place on earth that virtually no one has ever heard of is called the Saya de Malha Bank. Among the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s …

California lawmakers this week joined a chorus of outraged Democrats demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency reverse plans to terminate hundreds of grants geared toward clean air and water — …

In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal …