California fish conservation law could protect bees
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the state to consider protecting threatened bumblebees under a conservation law listing for fish.
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The California Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the state to consider protecting threatened bumblebees under a conservation law listing for fish.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the state to consider protecting threatened bumblebees under a conservation law listing for fish.
The rain has been helpful for firefighters, but will it have a long-term effect?
Scientists say the number is a "conservative" estimate.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to expand California's reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, moves he said further establish the state as a global climate leader.
The legislation will be investing $54 billion to fight climate change over the next two decades.
The harmful chemicals that have damaged Earth's shield against radiation are on the decline, according to new research.
The study said collapse of key ice sheets, loss of tropical coral reefs and thawing of permafrost could be triggered at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures.
The Florida-sized glacier could have a major impact on sea levels, and scientists say the rate at which it's melting could rapidly increase in the coming years.
Triple-digit temperatures for a record number of days are proving deadly for dairies in the region.
A 22-year mega-drought has caused elevation to drop along the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people in the U.S. and Mexico.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a new report on how climate change will impact the Sacramento region's water supply. Hotter temperatures are evaporating water faster.
Critics say the bill would also give hundreds of millions of dollars to corporations they say don't need the incentives.
About 65,000 aircraft suffer moderate turbulence every year in the US, and about 5,500 run into severe turbulence. These numbers, however, might be destined to grow.
California will be the first state in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals to combat drought and climate change.
Pakistan is at "ground zero of the front line of extreme weather events," and is desperate for help as "overwhelming" floods claim more than 1,000 lives.
A new study finds that more than 120 trillion tons of ice in Greenland is no longer being fed by glaciers and is destined to melt away.
State agricultural departments across the United States are asking you to commit murder -- bug murder, that is.
California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Thursday by regulators that seeks a dramatic cut in carbon emissions and an eventual end to gasoline-powered vehicles.
California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Thursday by regulators that seeks a dramatic cut in carbon emissions and an eventual end to gasoline-powered vehicles.
California has a plan to put the brakes on all new gas cars by 2035. It will be a phased approach, but one that will set California apart from the rest of the world.
California air regulators are expected Thursday to issue stringent rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 and set interim targets to phase the cars out.
Researchers project that more than 100 million people will soon live in regions where the heat index reaches 125 degrees.
Bee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline or listed as endangered. And international scientists recently announced the monarch butterfly is perilously close to extinction.
