Several U.S. jurisdictions have passed targeted bans on single-use plastic water bottles: South Lake Tahoe, California: As of ...

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining ...

Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted ...

A mail-in ballot debacle, then a review exposing failures in financial reporting, has prompted the state’s auditor to examine ...

A second child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles in Texas on April 3.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

California's outdated utility fire maps raise concerns after recent wildfires. Despite calls for updates, regulators have ...

By mapping the subcellular architecture and protein interactions within cells, researchers can better understand how ...

All sense of survivors’ guilt was fleeting for those residents whose homes remained standing after wildfires ripped through ...

Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one ...

The driver of a Corrections patrol vehicle broke a bone after crashing Thursday afternoon in the Lockeford area of San ...