The classic ride is moving toward electric vehicles. But at its parks and in its movies, Disney can do more to champion climate solutions.

California's water supply has become too low to continue irrigating extremely thirsty landscaping at malls, office parks and other places that exist only for looks, not for recreation or other use.

Hawaii has mandated a complete transition to renewable energy by 2045, and was the first state to set such a goal.

Valley Generating Station helped L.A. avoid blackouts. But it operates in one of California's most polluted neighborhoods.

The plant could stay open through 2035 under a proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Nanoplastics are microscopic flecks so small that they can be absorbed into human cells and tissue, as well as cross the blood-brain barrier.

The Los Angeles Times is expanding its coverage of the environment with the debut of Climate California.

Delaying the closure of Diablo Canyon would mark a shift for nuclear politics as the climate crisis worsens.

Journalists need to start demanding solutions and stop worrying about bad-faith critics.

From climate change to voting rights, Patagonia has been willing to risk backlash by taking positions on contentious social issues. It's a risk that has paid off.

We asked eight experts if the global mobilization to slow the pandemic might pave the way for climate action.

Video and photos show an algae bloom in the South Bay producing a neon-blue light along the shoreline at night in Hermosa Beach.

As one of the worst heat waves in years continues to broil California, millions are experiencing the havoc that ensues with the type of extreme weather that is growing more frequent with climate...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to ban natural gas in...

Los Angeles is abandoning a plan to spend billions of dollars rebuilding three natural gas power plants along the coast, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday, in a move to get the city closer to its goal...

Climate change spurred Friday's unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council.

California will outlaw the sale of new gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and chain saws as early as 2024 under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Eric Hofmann told San Luis Obispo officials he would bus in "hundreds and hundreds of pissed off people potentially adding to this pandemic."

For their unnecessary joy rides over L.A., celebrities have been called “climate criminals.” What, then, should we call the L.A. police?

Hundreds of years ago, the Mexican state of Baja California Sur was simply California, the first place on Earth to have that name.

Utilities say they're prepared to keep electricity and gas flowing while the coronavirus crisis plays out.

Many Americans support renewable energy infrastructure, but experts say progress can be impeded by a small, yet vocal, opposition.

Women face greater risk of obesity, earlier menstruation and possibly breast cancer if their grandmothers were exposed to DDT during pregnancy, researchers say.

Tens of millions of people rely on Colorado River water. But as its supply shrinks, these farmers get more water from the river than entire states.

REI says climate change is an existential threat. But it's helping Ford market the Bronco Sport.

The total wild population — once as low as 22 — now numbers about 340 birds.

A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. We previously...

In Los Angeles, the less you drive, the more you're exposed to toxic fumes, according to a new study.

A new study compares the environmental harm from renewable energy and oil drilling.

Burning Man is suing the Bureau of Land Management over its approval of a geothermal exploration project in Gerlach, Nevada. In a filing Monday, the Burning Man Project—the nonprofit behind the...

We break down the numbers of what's needed to stop burning fossil fuels.

Los Angeles hopes to store solar and wind power in underground salt caverns, to help replace a giant coal plant.

Clean energy advocates are talking about what comes next — and warning that climate change demands faster action.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he plans to review the Trump administration's downsizing of two sprawling national monuments in the American Southwest, including one on lands...

The billionaire who owns the Coachella music festival is preparing to build the nation’s largest wind farm — and a 730-mile power line. Not everyone is on board.

Starting Jan. 1, a new law means egg shells, banana peels, leftover pasta and other food scraps can no longer go in with the rest of the trash.

The company has been charging California ratepayers for some contributions to pro-natural gas advocacy groups.

General Motors is helping to fund the lithium and geothermal energy project.

Tritt recently announced that he was canceling shows at venues with vaccine mandates, which earned the country singer airtime on Fox News primetime.

We need as much renewable energy as we can get, as fast as we can get it. Even if that's painful.

If we don't start accepting imperfect clean energy solutions, the consequences could be catastrophic.

America needs lots of clean power, fast. Should it go on public lands or on rooftops?

They need to start working together to solve the climate crisis. A new agreement could be the first step.

Back in 1989, Californians received a sobering warning: The accumulation of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere would likely bring more droughts, floods, fires, and heat waves to the state.

The plan would help fight climate change and reduce deadly air pollution from cars, trucks and power plants and gas furnaces.

The California utility’s 770-megawatt battery storage procurement, among the largest ever seen, faces a tough deadline in August 2021.

The coastal gas-fired power generators were supposed to shut down this year. Now they can run through 2026.

Utilities say they're prepared to keep electricity and gas flowing while the coronavirus crisis plays out.

When complete, the 200-foot-long, 165-foot-wide bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills will be the largest of its kind in the world.

The lawsuit is the latest attempt by Southern California Gas to shield itself against efforts to phase out natural gas.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a passion for the California desert and protected it like no other, friends say. "It stirred her soul."

The federal government has announced a tier 2 emergency based on Lake Mead water levels, requiring reductions for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.

Concerns have been raised by a powerful labor union, which is also battling Mayor Eric Garcetti over his Green New Deal.

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe as the planet heats up.

Even beyond climate change, there are many reasons to transition to solar and wind power — the Huntington Beach oil spill among them.

Southern California Gas is engaged in a wide-ranging campaign to preserve the role of its pipelines in powering society.

A geothermal energy and lithium extraction plant is starting construction in the Imperial Valley.

The measure establishes one of the nation’s most far-reaching efforts to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions.

President Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan appears to be dead after Sen. Joe Manchin says he cannot vote for the package.

From a reporter with COVID-19: No matter how you feel, act as if you have the coronavirus. You just might.

An Audubon Society report calls for tens of thousands of miles of new power lines to support solar and wind energy.