Climate

LIMA, Peru — The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as …

GENEVA — The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found, officials said. Police in the southwestern Valais region, which …

After years of legal dispute over local tax payments, Carson and Marathon Petroleum have reached a settlement in which the refinery will pay $370 million to the city. Carson leaders …

A federal judge has ruled that a Texas-based oil firm can continue to pump oil through pipelines along the Santa Barbara County coast under an emergency order from the Trump …

Demand for batteries has skyrocketed as electricity use across the U.S. swells, driven by data centers’ booming energy needs and increasing electrification. It’s also getting harder to get them connected …

California regulators have released a plan to change how the state governs the pumping of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a proposal that would give water agencies more …

After nearly six years of debate and backlash, California’s Board of Forestry and Fire Protection voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt new landscaping requirements within five feet of homes — an …

The Trump administration’s plan for dealing with worsening water shortages along the Colorado River is encountering strong opposition from Arizona’s leaders, who are warning they could sue to challenge mandatory …

California just became the first state in the nation to require that replacement car tires be as energy-efficient as new ones, a move the state says will save drivers a …

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s …