Decline of Earth's top carnivore species damages broader ecosystems

Three quarters of the species of top carnivores – lions, wolves, polar bears among them – are steadily declining worldwide,...

Feds sending clean water to West Virginia in wake of chemical spill

The federal government began moving in water to help hundreds of thousands of people struggling on Friday to cope with the effect of...

Hazardous waste transporter sentenced to jail for unlawful operation

Roy Paul Gressly, who owned and operated at least a half-dozen hazardous waste hauling businesses, eluded regulators' detection for years as...

Exide recycling plant exceeds lead limits again, officials say

A Vernon battery recycler has once again exceeded South Coast Air Quality Management District lead limits, officials said Thursday.

Chemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West Virginia

West Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency for five counties Thursday after a chemical spill contaminated the Elk River,...

Wetland contamination can be predicted in oil boom states, study finds

WASHINGTON – Federal scientists have developed a system that could help prevent some contamination of wetlands and groundwater from...

Gov. Brown wants to tap cap-and-trade funds for bullet train

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to provide urgently needed new funding for California's bullet train project from corporate fees on greenhouse gases...

L.A. storms to grow more destructive as sea level rises, study says

Major storms will be more destructive to coastal areas of Los Angeles as sea level rise accelerates over the century, according to a new...

L.A. sues to block oil field near USC from reopening

The Los Angeles city attorney filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Allenco Energy Inc. from reopening in South Los Angeles, accusing the...

State Senate panel to hold hearing on toxic substances regulator

The state Senate's Environmental Quality Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Department of Toxic Substances Control's oversight of...

Number of gray whales seen migrating south doubles from a year ago

The number of gray whales spotted migrating south off the Southern California coast in December was double what it was compared with the...

Coastal agency to rule on Bolsa Chica rezoning for housing project

A state coastal agency could soon decide whether Huntington Beach can rezone a site in the Bolsa Chica mesa, an area that opponents say is...

Extensive salvage logging proposed for Rim fire area

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing an extensive salvage operation to log dead trees on about 46 square miles of timberland charred in last...

Congressmen question costs, mission of Wildlife Services agency

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's inspector general will investigate a federal agency whose mission is to exterminate birds, coyotes,...

Meager Sierra snowpack is way below average

The signs aren’t good when the chief of California’s snow survey has to walk over bare ground to take a snowpack measurement...