A rescued baby owl, once encased in concrete from a construction mixer, underwent an exacting feather transplant to restore his ability to fly silently.
He pushed for the first congressional hearings on climate change and helped negotiate a landmark U.N. treaty, the Kyoto Protocol.
New findings from an anti-plastics group suggests that recycling efforts in the U.S. continue to fall short.
The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley jumped to about 180 acres in just 30 minutes, and has now erupted to more than 1,300 acres.
A U.N. panel on climate change seems poised to retire RCP 8.5, a scenario in which the world does nothing to curb planet-warming emissions, in its projections.
Taste tests show that some plant-based foods can beat meat and dairy but it will take a culture shift for animal-free to dominate American plates.
If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.
Prolonged heat and drought, fewer prescribed burns and lingering hurricane debris have left the region on edge.
About a quarter of all scheduled matches are likely to be played amid heat and humidity levels that make it harder for the body to stay cool, a new report finds.
The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating droughts and more intense storms.
A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Here’s how you can play your part in reducing plastic waste.
A stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is unlikely to break the stalemate in negotiations over the future of the river.
A top Interior Department official acknowledged her involvement in grazing policies that benefited her family’s ranches, while speaking at an event in December.
FEMA slowed grants intended to help states such as California and Colorado prepare for and prevent wildfires, a Washington Post analysis shows.
In its final report, the FEMA Review Council seeks to streamline the agency and recommends shifting leadership of emergency response and recovery to the states.
It’s the third consecutive month that multiple models have predicted that a potentially record-breaking El Niño could drive global temperatures to new highs.
California said an internal probe found “significant mishandling” of claims, including underpaying policy holders, responding inadequately, and unfairly denying smoke damage claims.
Gas prices are expected to remain high because of the Iran war, increasing the cost advantages of switching to electric vehicles over gas-powered cars.
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