Wildfire smoke in Southern California has prompted officials to issue an air quality alert for roughly 320,000 people until 6 p.m. local time on Monday. A spokesperson with the South Coast Air ...

Lake Oroville in California during a period of drought in 2022. casch/Getty What To Know As of Monday morning, Lake Oroville's water levels were at 896.46 feet in elevation. This is less than 4 ...

Tens of millions of people rely on water from the nation's largest reservoir, which is part of the Colorado River Basin.

A sweeping reform to the California Environmental Quality Act has divided environmentalists and climate advocates.

(Reuters) -Bill Moyers, a key member of Democratic President Lyndon Johnson's inner circle and later a guiding force in ...

The state's ambitious Climate Superfund legislation would hold fossil fuel companies liable for emissions, but continues to face fierce opposition.

When President Donald Trump signed legislation to revoke California’s authority to enforce stricter tailpipe emissions ...

Governor Gavin Newsom called the move the "most consequential housing reform that we've seen in modern history." ...

The state with the boldest vision for the future can’t seem to build it. Nowhere is this clearer than in the fight against ...

No immediate hike in California gas prices will occur, but Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature fear the effects of ...

ROME (Reuters) -Extreme weather due to climate change may cost Italy more than 5% of GDP in 2050, the country's budget watchdog said on Wednesday, adding that global action to reduce carbon ...

Tom Westerholm is a Life & Trends Reporter for Newsweek based in Michigan. His work is focused on reporting on trending topics. Tom joined Newsweek in 2023 from Boston.com and previously worked at ...