Environment

This photo, provided by Krystle Hickman, shows an Andrena prunorum male bee on March 7, 2021 in the Orcas Park region of Los Angeles. (Krystle Hickman via AP)

A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees

Krystle Hickman has photographed over 300 types of bees native to North America.
People enjoy the warm weather at Santa Monica Beach on Monday, February 24, 2025.  (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The LA coastline as a national park? A new study asks the public to consider the idea

Should the LA coastline, roughly from Will Rogers Beach to Torrance Beach, be a national...
FILE – Corals grow off Efate Island, Vanuatu, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, File)

Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal

It is the latest move by the Trump administration to distance the U.S. from climate...
The moon moves in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse.

A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica

The first solar eclipse of the year nears, but very few people will see it.
FILE – A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

Data centers keep spreading fast, and some use as much electricity as a small city.
An egret takes off in a wetland with newly planted trees in Louisiana.

What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees

The idea is to protect shoreline from storm surges and prevent further erosion.
FILE – The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’

Again and again, research has found increasing disease and deaths in a warming world.
Mountain lion P-54’s litter as seen in the Santa Monica Mountains in this undated photo. (photo by National Park Service).

Mountain lions in Southern California get permanent, protective status from state commission

What does it mean that a state environmental agency granted Southern California mountain lions "threatened"...
FILE – A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a car May 12, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

The technology automatically shuts down a vehicle’s engine when a driver comes to a complete...
President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin.

Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

Environmental groups are certain to challenge the action in court.
FILE – A driver waits in their car while charging their electric vehicles at an Electrify America station Oct. 9, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Everyday lifestyle choices can add up to significant climate change impact

What if just 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop?
Firefighters battle wildfires in Los Alerces National Park, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile

The probability of wildfires will only increase as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.
An electric school bus made by the Green Power Motor Company in Kearny Mesa on is seen on April 19, 2024 in San Diego. South Coast Air Quality Management District governors have approved $30 million to help communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution replace older school buses with new, zero-emission models, the agency announced Wednesday. Alejandro Tamayo — The San Diego Union-Tribune

AQMD OKs $30 million to purchase zero-emission school buses to replace older, polluting models

The diesel and natural gas-fueled buses replaced through the program must be crushed or dismantled...
FILE – The Kingston Fossil Plant smokestacks rise above the trees behind homes in Kingston, Tenn, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

US’s largest public utility says it now doesn’t want to close two coal-fired plants

The new plan would still include introducing natural gas-fired plants at two locations.
With little snow covering the mountain backdrop, a lone golfer putts out on a green on the Broken Tee Golf Course, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

More than 8,500 daily heat records have been tied or broken in the West.
Torrance Refinery Action Alliance members march outside North High towards the Torrance Refinery to marking the 11th anniversary of an explosion at the facility on Saturday, Feb. 7. (Photo by Kristy Hutchings/SCNG).

Rep. Waters reintroduces bill to ban toxic chemical used at Torrance, Wilmington refineries

The Torrance Refinery, though, has repeatedly said modified hydrofluoric acid is the safest, most commercial...
FILE – EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin listens during the annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference on June 3, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for US climate change policy

The EPA is expected to rescind the declaration known as the endangerment finding.
The Dominguez Channel next to The 405 Freeway as it travels though Carson, CA, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Carson residents awarded $8.8 million over Dominguez Channel stench

Runoff from a massive warehouse fire in 2021 mixed with stagnant water, killing off plants...
FILE – An Icebreaker makes the path for a cargo ship with an iceberg in the background near a port on the Alexandra Land island near Nagurskoye, Russia, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

Black carbon absorbs sunlight and speeds up melting.
Finland’s Elian Lehto speeds down the course of an alpine ski men’s downhill portion of a team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

Rising temperatures could change when Winter Olympics happen in the future.
As seen clockwise, Jackie feeds three eaglets in 2025, Jackie calls to her mate Shadow, as she tends to two eggs in 2025, Jackie and Shadow have three eaglets to feed in 2025, Jackie and Shadow spend time together in 2020, Shadow and Jackie with their eggs in 2024, and Jackie, the female eagle, returns to the nest as Shadow sits on the two eggs in 2021. (Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

How Big Bear’s bald eagles became social media stars

Viewers across the globe are glued to the real-life experiences of Jackie and Shadow, from...
FILE – An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

The program had enough support that it was included in budget legislation signed by Trump.
FILE – This photo shows the Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River in Pasco, Wash, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston, File)

Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon

It follows the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government.
Faye Jackson has lived for decades on a patch of rural land, right, in Resaca, Ga., on the banks of the Conasauga River, seen on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Inside the toxic legacy of America’s multibillion-dollar carpet empire

Carpet makers kept using PFAS even after scientists linked it to human health threats.
FILE – The Franklin Fire sends a plume of smoke into the sky, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year

'Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health,' said one...
FILE – Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

How climate change and human psychology make this US cold snap feel so harsh

The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way.
The US Lock & Dam on the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, N.C., on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

Odorless and colorless, PFAS are linked to increased risk of certain cancers.
This photo provided by Melody Baran shows a rare waved albatross spotted off the coast of Point Piedras Blancas, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Melody Baran/University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography via AP)

Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California

It's only the second time the species has been recorded north of Central America.
Flood waters cover the Chibuto-Chaimite road in Gaza province, Mozambique, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows

The study shows the region experienced a year's worth of rain in just 10 days.
The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the grand opening of its new sea turtle rehabilitation area in Long Beach on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Aquarium of the Pacific opens new sea turtle rehabilitation area

For the first time, visitors will be able to see rescued sea turtles as they...
FILE – Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

The affected states are Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico and Tennessee.
Recent rainfall could mean big things for this year’s upcoming wild flower season. Above, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California – March 07: Angie Gawlowski, 80, celebrates her birthday with her husband Bob, 76, viewing Desert Sand Verbena, sunflowers, Dune Primrose and other wildflowers off of Henderson County Road on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. Gawlowski said this is the first time in 15 years she’s seen the flowers quite like this.  (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Wildflower superbloom this season? Experts weigh in on winter rain and what it means for season

Recent rainfall could mean big things for this year's upcoming wildflower season, but too many...
Allen Herzog, director of facilities at the Owensboro Convention Center, blows snow off the loading dock of the facility as a winter storm passes though the area Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)

Frost quakes cause loud booms, light shaking when bitterly cold temperatures persist

These noises are also known as cryoseisms.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos for Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs executive order taking over LA County wildfire rebuilding process

Gov. Newsom's press office posted on social media Tuesday morning saying that an executive order...
Jackie, one of the famous Big Bear bald eagles, checks on her second egg Monday Jan. 26, 2026. (Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Big Bear bald eagle couple welcomes second egg in three days

Last year, Jackie had three eggs and two eaglets survived.
Pedestrians walk down Fifth Avenue during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Paralyzing winter storms put a big chill on US economy, but how much?

The most expensive winter storm on record in the U.S. is 2021’s Texas ice storm,...
Jackie, one of the famous Big Bear bald eagles, checks Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, on her egg, the first of the 2026 season for her and Shadow. (Courtesy of Friends of the Big Bear Valley)

Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome first egg of 2026

Last year the popular couple had three eggs, with two eaglets surviving.
FILE – Workers prepare an oil containment boom at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., on May 21, 2015, two days after an oil pipeline ruptured, polluting beaches and killing hundreds of birds and marine mammals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coast

The lawsuit escalates a fight over the president’s efforts to boost U.S. fossil fuel production.
Confetti the sea lion is recovering from a bacterial infection at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro. A X-ray revealed that the animal has two bullets lodged in his head. (Photo courtesy of the Marine Mammal Care Center)

Confetti the sea lion is recovering in San Pedro despite 2 bullets in his head

The mammal was found in Ballona Creek suffering from a bacterial infection. An X-ray revealed...
A person walks on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where’s global warming? Scientists say it’s still here

The president Friday questioned how the world can be warming when it is so cold.
FILE – A snow gun sprays artificial snow at the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games

With climate change affecting winter sports, snowmaking has become essential.
FILE – Salt is spread on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

To clear ice and snow, there are rock salt alternatives that are safer for your pets and yard

Even those who enjoy playing in the snow probably dislike the chore of clearing up.
This photo shows various weather apps arranged on a smartphone in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions

Your apps might not be as accurate as a human when the weather gets rough.
People walk on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

More than 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled Friday, with more expected Saturday.
This is how the Metropolitan Water District delivers water during drought years. (Graphic courtesy of MWD)

New LA County pumping station to beat gravity and ensure water delivery during drought

The pump station project will allow MWD to push water from the Colorado River and...
A female mountain lion kitten that is about 4 to 5 months old and weighing 16 1/2 pounds was found injured early Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, on a roadway in Castaic. California Department of Fish and Wildlife eventually captured the cub and brought her to a veterinarian, where she is being treated. Officials hope to reunite the cub with her mother. (Image from video by Broden Weeks/RMG News)

Injured cougar cub found on Castaic road is on the mend

"Our biologists are now working on reunification efforts to get the cub back where she...
A shopper buys groceries Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Huge winter storm to bring crippling snow, sleet and ice from Texas to Boston

Forecasters warn the storm could rival a hurricane in damage.
FILE – A technician installs a solar energy system at a home July 24, 2018, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, File)

Trump administration scraps multimillion-dollar solar projects in Puerto Rico as grid crumbles

The projects were aimed at helping 30,000 low-income families in rural areas across the territory.
The Calabasas Landfill on is seen on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Judge allows Palisades fire debris at Calabasas Landfill

A judge said that since hazardous material is removed before the debris is transported to...
Ice forms along the Lake Michigan shore as People walk their dogs on a beach, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

The frigid conditions are expected to persist through January and into early February.
FILE – Adelie penguins stand on a block of floating ice at Yalour Islands in Antarctica, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem

This shift could lead to food shortages for young chicks.
Jackie is seen “pancaking” as Shadow shares a beaky kiss on Jan. 8, 2026. “Pancaking” is the act of settling into the incubation position and checking the comfort and fit of the nest, usually before or around egg‑laying. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

2026 nesting season underway for Big Bear’s famed bald eagles

A team is looking for signs 24/7 that could indicate Jackie is about to lay...
FILE – Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump

It's the third project this week to successfully challenge the Trump administration in court.
In this undated handout photo provided by Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf in January 2026, a blacktip reef shark swims at Sealife Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. (Maximilian Baum/Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf via AP)

Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker

Scientists say say the ocean is expected to become 10 times more acidic by 2300.
A boater cruises along Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, CA, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.  The man-made reservoir is used by the Metropolitan Water District to store its water supply after it comes from the Sacramento Delta. MWD officials say it can hold 810,000 acre-feet of water and is now 94% full following recent rainstorms. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Recent rainstorms translate to billions of gallons of water added to reservoirs

That means money saved on purchasing water, more conservation.
The wispy flow of Horsetail Fall is illuminated by the setting sun in Yosemite Valley on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, creating the Firefall effect that draws a surge of visitors for the few weeks it can potentially occur every February. (Eric Paul Zamora/Fresno Bee/TNS)

Yosemite drops reservation requirement for popular Firefall event in February

Horsetail Fall waterfall glows orange and red in scenic display near El Capitan
Jaden Gilliam, OceanWell project engineer, left, and Mark Golay, director of engineering projects, lower a prototype reverse osmosis pod into Las Virgenes Reservoir in Westlake Village, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

In a warming world, freshwater production is moving deep beneath the sea

New technologies like deep-sea desalination promise to reduce environmental harms.
Blades and turbine bases for offshore wind sit at a staging area at New London State Pier, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Matt O’Brien)

Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

It’s the second developer to prevail in court against the administration this week.
FILE – Snow covers homes during a winter storm in Cincinnati, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm

The colder it is outside, the faster the warm, inside air leaks out.
FILE – A man rinses with water after playing beach footvolley on the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 14, 2025, on a sweltering hot day. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ of a shifting, dangerous climate

Global temperatures were pushed to a new level beyond the way it was trending.
A sign for the company Equinor is displayed on Oct. 28, 2020, in Fornebu, Norway

Trump’s freeze of an offshore wind project faces scrutiny from a judge he appointed

Trump has targeted offshore wind from his first days back in the White House.
FILE – Olympic rings are displayed near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines, at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

How will climate change reshape the Winter Olympics? The list of possible host sites is shrinking

The IOC is considering rotating the Games among locations with sufficient snow and infrastructure.
FILE – Bethsaida Sigaran, left, of Baltimore, her brother Jaime Sigaran, with American Rivers, and Thea Louis, with Clean Water Action, join other supporters of the Clean Water Act as they demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, Oct. 3, 2022, in Washington, as the court begins arguments in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

It's part of Trump's goal of speeding up fossil fuel infrastructure and data centers.
FILE – Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules

Experts called the agency’s action a dangerous abdication of one of its core missions.
A snapshot of“ nurdles” collected from Galveston, Texas, shorelines shows the condition of these plastics as they weather in the marine environment. (Turtle Island Restoration Network/Turtle Island Restoration Network/TNS)

Plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ are polluting beaches and waterways

An estimated 445,970 metric tons of nurdles make their way into oceans annually.
The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates at sunset near Emmett, Kan., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers

Emissions had previously dropped 20% from 2005 to 2024.
Electric vehicles charging in the parking lot of Balboa Park's Fleet Science Center in San Diego.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Newsom’s new budget wants to revive California rebate program for EVs

The $200 million allocation must be approved by the Legislature and details still need to...
FILE – Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Court says Trump administration illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states

The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states.
FILE – Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US ‘will not approve any windmills’

Trump said his goal is to prevent any new wind farms, calling them 'losers.'
FILE – Hydrogen storage tanks are visible at the Iberdrola green hydrogen plant in Puertollano, central Spain, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks

Blending green hydrogen with natural gas could be key to achieving California’s clean energy goals.
This photo shows toilet paper in Arlington, Va., Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

Eco-friendly toilet papers are trendy, but their actual environmental impacts vary

Experts say more consumers are seeking toilet paper made from recycled content or sustainable materials.
FILE – Vehicles drive past the El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment

Analysts say reviving production would require massive, risky investment.
FILE – A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

Experts say the move isolates America as the world transitions to green energy.
Locals hold up their phone lights during a poem reading by She She Yancy during the First anniversary commemoration of the Eaton fire in front of the Grocery Outlet in Altadena on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

At the little market that buoyed Altadena’s heart, community looks back at fire’s impact

A large crowd personified "Altadena Forever" and "Altadena Strong" at first anniversary gathering for the...
Handmade ceramic bowls were given out for free to Eaton Fire survivors at the anniversary event at John Muir High School on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Tyler Evains/Pasadena Star-News)

Bowls of hope fill souls, bellies at John Muir High’s Eaton Fire anniversary event

Handmade ceramic bowls given to Eaton Fire victims served as symbols of hope and comfort
FILE – The White House is reflected in a puddle, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law

The action rescinds regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Desert bighorn sheep in the Soda Mountains, near the Mojave National Preserve. (Photo courtesy of Michael Gordon)

State officials recommend approval of controversial solar project near Baker

An alternative design would include a quarter-mile buffer zone to protect desert bighorn sheep habitat,...
FILE – A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct

Scientists say the whales have gained more than 7% of their 2020 population.
FILE – A pelican flies over new marsh grass in front of a state-initiated dredging project near East Grand Terre Island, where the Gulf of Mexico meets Barataria Bay along the Louisiana coast, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Third Coast, which operates 1,900 miles of pipelines, recently secured a nearly $1 billion loan.
A worker in protective gear exits a storage container at a cleanup site, Dec. 3, 2025, months after the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry.
FILE – A sign is posted outside a water well indicates perchlorate contamination at a site in Rialto, Calif., March 28, 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)

EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

Perchlorate affects the function of the thyroid and can be particularly damaging to infants.
The 7-foot tall 2026 numerals are displayed at an illumination ceremony in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Save money, get organized, live better: Common New Year’s resolutions can also cut climate impact

A few choices that could make a difference for you and the climate.
FILE – The Kyger Creek Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates April 14, 2025, near Cheshire, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation

Critics argue Trump’s approach abandons the agency's environmental mission.
FILE – Grace Chyuwei pours water on Joe Chyuwei to help with the heat Aug. 3, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

People around the world were slammed by the extremes brought on by a warming planet.
A flag ripples in the wind as snow falls in Lowville, New York, on Tuesday night, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions

These rapidly strengthening storms can produce heavy rain and intense winds.
Workers work to restore power after severe storms, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

A power outage can turn dangerous fast. Here’s how to prepare

One of the biggest factors in getting through a blackout safely is being ready.
Clouds are reflected in the Florida Everglades, otherwise known as the river of grass, on Miccosukee Tribal land adjacent to Florida Everglades National Park, Florida on February 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE        (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s been 25 years since America decided to save the Everglades. Where do we stand?

It's been 25 years since America decided to save the Everglades. The restoration is over...
A colony of stray cats gather to eat near the Kealakehe Transfer Station and Recycling Center, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Hawaii’s Big Island bans feeding feral cats in an effort to help endangered native species

The measure doesn’t sit well with many cat lovers.
Desert bighorn sheep in the Soda Mountains, near the Mojave National Preserve. (Photo courtesy of Michael Gordon)

New law revives dormant plans for solar plant near Mojave National Preserve

The controversial Soda Mountain Solar Project is proposed for an area where one of three...
Wind turbine bases, generators and blades are positioned along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal at the staging area for Dominion Energy’s wind turbine project Monday Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects

The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block...
FILE – A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it

The National Retail Federation estimates 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back this year.
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100,000-gallon sewage spill closes water around Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro

The sewage that came from a Carson manhole impacted the asphalt and flowed to the...
FILE – A cruise ship, background, is docked in Honolulu, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Federal judge upholds Hawaii’s new climate change tax on cruise passengers

Officials expect the tax to generate nearly $100 million annually.
FILE – An Amazon Prime driver makes a delivery outside an apartment building in Pittsburgh, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting

The push for faster delivery is reshaping how products move and the emissions tied to...
Tim Martinez, land manager for the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy, visits the Rubio Canyon Preserve in Altadena on Friday, December 12, 2025 where they used a Los Angeles County RESTORE grant to rebuild the Loma Alta Trail after it was damaged in the Eaton fire. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Nature is rebounding a year after January’s fires, as plants, wildlife – and even a waterfall – thrive

A year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, the natural areas, such as canyons and...
A gondola hangs in front of snow-scarce mountains Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Avon, Colo. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

Warm weather and low snowpack bedevil Western ski resorts

States from Oregon to Colorado are recording temperatures far above normal.
FILE – The Colorado River runs through mountains near Burns, Colo., on April 12, 2023. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File)

Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement

If they don’t reach consensus, the federal government will impose a plan.
Whooping cranes fly Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane

The species is among North America’s rarest birds, with just hundreds left in the wild.
FILE – A pump jack operates at sunset in the Permian Basin near Loving, N.M., May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Trump’s push to make oil drilling cheap again squeezes some states more than others

The stakes are highest for New Mexico.
FILE – The Department of Energy in Washington, May 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump’s cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants

All 16 targeted states supported former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
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