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In the deserts outside Las Vegas, illegal dumping is spoiling the landscape, bringing disease and safety issues and hurting legitimate waste-management companies.

Scientists warn that the planet could be warming even faster than predicted and that last year's record-breaking heat showed climate change is getting worse.

A temporary lull in the extreme and dry Santa Ana winds allowed firefighters to step up efforts to contain the flames.

A group of livestock producers asked the state wildlife agency for a pause on future wolf releases, after wolves from a 2023 began preying on livestock.

Multiple wildfires stoked by severe winds continue to blaze throughout Los Angeles County, killing at least two people and forcing the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents.

The appellate panel ruled that Oregon has a significant interest in ensuring that its residents know when their conversations are being recorded.

Possibly descended from horses brought to California by Spanish colonists, the wild Coyote Canyon herd once lived in rural eastern San Diego County. Now, a small nonprofit is trying to rewild them before the unique animals disappear forever.

California’s first winter snowpack survey of 2025 showed the snowpack at 91% of the average to date and 37% of the average on April 1, when the Sierra snowpack is typically at its peak.

A federal judge barred California from enforcing key parts of Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act,

Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed a segment of the foxes' population as endangered, it didn't designate a critical habitat for it, making their survival more precarious, the Center for Biological Diversity claims.