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Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents' water losses, contributing to rising oceans.

A group of more than 85 leading climate researchers on Tuesday publicly repudiated a Trump administration report that questions the severity of global warming.

The Trump administration is sunsetting nearly a dozen tax credits aimed at helping people electrify their homes and cars. Volunteer electricity coaches are helping people navigate the savings before they are gone.

More than 600 workers at some of California's most celebrated national parks have unionized on the heels of mass firings under the Trump administration.

Chagas disease is deadly, pervasive and more prevalent in the U.S. than you'd think. It's not just brought here by people from nations where the disease is endemic, but by bloodsucking kissing bugs native to the U.S. And it may be sickening far more ...

Residents are criticizing a state law that requires permits and fees for building projects near Joshua trees, saying it's opaque, confusing and onerous for those who want to improve or even maintain their properties.

Scientists have found high levels of air pollution near the sewage-filled Tijuana River, confirming the complaints of long-suffering residents.

It costs on average 49% more to insure an electric vehicle than to insure a gas-powered car, recently released data from the digital insurance agent Insurify show.

A mama bear has been linked to more than a dozen home break-ins in the South Lake Tahoe area since mid-July. 'Hope' is being 'scapegoated,' supporters say.

As climate change increases heat and dryness in Southern California and the Central Valley, dust storms pose an increasing problem and health risk.