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The Biden administration on Tuesday announced its conditional approval of a loan guarantee for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) of up to $15...
Environmental activists have launched a six-figure campaign attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) climate record, through an advertisement...
American power producers over the past two years have accumulated massive amounts of coal that are now sitting idle at their facilities — creating...
Wildfire smoke wafting across the country from North America West blazes may be leading to cardiac and respiratory issues thousands of miles away, a...
An extremely persistent and highly mobile "forever chemical" byproduct is contaminating many mineral water brands sold across Europe, researchers have...
Governors from the U.S. West came together this week to adopt a set of bipartisan resolutions, with a goal of solidifying state and federal...
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is urging the Biden administration to take decisive regulatory action on "forever chemicals," as the return of...
The shelf-life of electric vehicle (EV) batteries may be as much as 40 percent greater than previously assumed, a new study has found. Stanford...
Young people may be at much greater risk of dying from climate change-induced extreme heat than the elderly, a new study has found Those under the age...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has directed state agencies to take immediate actions aimed at safeguarding the region's dwindling salmon population,...
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The planet's northernmost ocean could experience its first day free of ice as early as 2027, a new study has found. While the three-year possibility...
California's cities may only receive about 5 percent of the water deliveries they have requested this year, with dry and warm conditions expected to...
Supplementing the diets of grazing beef cows with seaweed in pellet form could cut their methane emissions by almost 40 percent, a new study has...
California lawmakers on Monday are kicking off a special legislative session in what Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has deemed efforts to "Trump-proof" the...
The tiny pollutants emitted by fossil fuel combustion and wildfires may be raising the risk of adverse birth outcomes, a study has found. Exposure to...
Exposure to the tiny pollutants emitted by wildfires may be increasing the older adult population’s odds of dementia diagnosis, a new study has...
U.S. West plans to decarbonize electricity grids by 2050 may be much more expensive than anticipated, as such targets fail to account for the effects...
The policymakers responsible for steering the Colorado River's future say they will forge ahead with ongoing negotiations regardless of shifts in...
An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown compound that is prevalent in U.S. drinking water, sparking concern about...
Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be investigating the presence of "forever chemicals" in seafood, with the goal of understanding how such...
California's San Joaquin Valley may be sinking nearly an inch per year due to the over-pumping of groundwater supplies, with resource extraction...
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When...
Television personality and former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera blasted President-elect Trump’s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for...
Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has...
The uniform adoption of just four waste management policies around the world could eliminate more than 90 percent of the planet’s plastic waste and...
Six key watersheds along the Colorado River have become increasingly vulnerable to drought and could be nearing a point of no return, a new study has...
A progressive civil servant who led the Bureau of Reclamation under former President Clinton is now urging the incoming Trump administration to...
Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are...
The use of certain personal care products during pregnancy or lactation may be linked to increased levels of "forever chemicals" in both blood plasma...
Voters across the U.S. West granted efforts to combat climate change resounding wins in state- and local-level ballot measures, amid expectations that...
California regulators have approved plans to strengthen the state's carbon reduction standards — a move that opponents fear could drive up gasoline...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Friday issued updates aimed at strengthening its proposed protections for the greater sage-grouse — an iconic...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving...
Climate change-induced warming is drying out the America West by not only reducing precipitation, but also accelerating evaporation — even amid...
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Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications for insect-borne disease...
Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, will rally supporters in key swing states on Monday, just hours before the first votes...
Colorado gray wolves have ventured the farthest south yet since their reintroduction to the Centennial state almost a year ago, parks officials...
Colorado wildlife experts are at odds over whether a ballot measure to ban the hunting of certain wildcats would help or hurt the formidable felines...
California on Wednesday signed an agreement with the country's leading passenger and cargo airlines to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to provide residents with some respite amid rising electricity...
Large herbivores, such as bison and elk, have lived continuously in Yellowstone National Park for more than two millennia, a new study has confirmed....
The widespread use of certain chemical or synthetic fire suppressants may be leading to heavy metal contamination in wildfire-prone areas, a new study...
California's Republican representatives in Congress are pushing back against state plans to tighten carbon reduction policies, arguing that doing so...
Toxic pesticides dumped off Southern California's coast decades ago are staying put — deep in adjacent ocean sediments and in the fish that reside...
Wind-strewn dust from California's lithium-rich, shrinking Salton Sea may be triggering respiratory issues in children who live nearby, a new study...
Federal officials on Thursday granted final approval to a southwestern Nevada lithium mining project, which they say could supply enough of the...
Former President Trump is rallying voters in battleground Arizona Thursday evening, with Election Day just more than a week away. The former president...