Climate & Environment

The penalty was announced after oil giant Phillips 66 said it planned to shut down its refinery in the Los Angeles area in about a year.

The port will use the funds to advance zero-emission technologies, including electric vehicles and battery charging stations.

Researchers said most fish caught in the area are still safe to eat.

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Wednesday against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their alleged role in negative ...

Untreated wastewater from Mexico crosses the border into the United States and washes out to sea just south ...

This is the sixth consecutive year the opening of commercial crab fishing off Central and Southern California has ...

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to pursue legal action against corporations the ...

Wildfire season has worsened this year due to arson, according to authorities.

Castaic residents say in a lawsuit that the landfill is emitting elevated levels of carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, ...

The cutoff is meant to reduce wildfire risk in dry conditions as gusts of 65 mph are expected ...

The company said low profitability, not the state's regulations or lawmakers’ recently signed gas price regulation bill, spurred ...

SAN DIEGO—Select South Bay residents began receiving visits from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Thursday as the ...

More than 57 million people worldwide have registered for the annual event, which started in Los Angeles in ...

San Francisco and the EPA disagree over whether a permit for wastewater discharge was too generic.

LOS ANGELES—An agriculture conglomerate and a related company settled a lawsuit with the city of Los Angeles for ...

With many Californians lacking access to affordable insurance, supervisors are asking the state to stabilize the market.

The assessment will determine the impact of the Tijuana River Valley sewage pollution crisis.

The Bridge Fire has been burning in the San Gabriel Mountains for nearly a month.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and tribal leaders celebrated the dam demolitions to ‘bring the salmon home’ as work continues ...

Only 10 percent of Golden State residents carry earthquake insurance, with many citing high premiums and deductibles as ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn transferred $5 million to coastal Rancho Palos Verdes to help residents affected ...

SAN DIEGO—Following 31 years of consecutive extensions of a local state of emergency regarding sewage outflow in the ...

California is breaching a large-scale levee near Sacramento for the first time in 100 years to restore wildlife ...

The suspect faces at least nine arson-related charges.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained were ordered to evacuate after the blaze ...

Over the past five years, more than 100 billion gallons of untreated sewage and industrial waste have flowed ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Much of the Port of Los Angeles was inaccessible Friday after a big rig hauling large ...