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.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

Air-quality officials are advising people in several Southern California cities to keep their doors and windows closed amid ...

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s ...

A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on Monday morning, California’s firefighting agency is ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In ...