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As federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases expired, Californians bought emissions-free cars in record numbers in the third quarter of 2025.

Ten years after the Aliso Canyon disaster, the worst natural gas blowout in U.S. history, some progress has been made but many promises have been broken.

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is getting plants this month, about 5,000 native plants grown from seed gathered from the surrounding hills in 2022.

The California Chamber of Commerce is hoping to ask voters as early as next year to approve a major revision to the California Environmental Quality Act. The change would create new deadlines for environmental reviews in an effort to expedite housing ...

Peanut allergy rates in young children plummeted since guidelines were introduced that advised parents to feed the common allergen to babies -- reversing decades of medical practice.

The Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners declared eight properties in the Pacific Palisades as "public nuisances," since their owners have still not cleared debris left over from the January wildfires.

In the Owens Valley, Los Angeles siphons water from Sierra streams and also pumps groundwater from wells. Native tribes are calling for the city to take less water.

California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags billed as recyclable when they are in fact not, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced.

Batteries that pair with clean solar and wind energy or just bolster electrical grids in general have completely taken off and are making a big difference on the California grid.

The $7-billion grant program was designed to help low-income households install solar panels on their homes.