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Death Valley National Park is experiencing its best wildflower bloom in a decade, with dormant seeds awakened by recent rainfall and mild winter temperatures.

As the war in Iran drives up the price of oil and gas, more U.S. consumers could turn toward electric vehicles as a money-saving option.

Beyond Meat is changing its brand to just Beyond.

Developers of clean energy projects are seeing an average delay of 19 months over issues such as long interconnection times, supply constraints and regulatory barriers.

Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating. It's been topic of intense scientific inquiry for years.

The Defense Production Act provides the president broad authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense or emergencies.

A new study found that many of our predictions on sea-level rise have been predicated on inaccurate starting numbers. In many places, especially Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it's significantly worse than we thought.

In an appeal, lawyers for 18 California youths argued that regulators discount children's future health when weighing environmental policies.

After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.