California Overhauls Carbon Market Over Affordability Concerns June 1, 2026 By Todd Woody California has become the latest Democratic-led state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday revamped its...
West Coast Chemical Emergencies Raise Questions About Safety May 28, 2026 By Martha Belisle and Josh Funk There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail...
California Officials Lift Evacuation Orders for Residents Near Damaged Chemical Tank May 27, 2026 By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber and Martha Bellisle Southern California officials lifted the final evacuation orders Tuesday night for residents who live near a damaged chemical tank, allowing...
California Narrows Evacuation Area With Risk ‘Off the Table’ May 26, 2026 By Yash Roy There is no longer a risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles and evacuation...
Oil Pipeline Shut Down After East Los Angeles Rupture May 26, 2026 By Ashitha Shivaprasad, Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar An oil pipeline operated by Plains All American in East Los Angeles, California, was shut down after a rupture, the...
New Mexico Politicians Grapple With Oil Windfall From Iran War May 21, 2026 By Morgan Lee The global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has generated an enviable—and politically sensitive—financial windfall on the other side...
Volvo Group Agrees to $197M Settlement With California Over Excess Truck Emissions May 19, 2026 By Essi Lehto and David Shepardson Truckmaker Volvo Group on Monday agreed to a $197 million settlement with the California Air Resources Board over alleged violations...
Water to Surge into Drought-Depleted Lake Powell But at Costs Elsewhere April 27, 2026 By Mead Gruver and Dorany Pineda Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at...
Tijuana River Sewage Is Sickening Thousands in California April 21, 2026 By Julie Watson and Dorany Pineda The smell of rotten eggs permeates Steve Egger’s Southern California home, especially at night as the nearby Tijuana River foams...
Toxic Gas-Emitting Plants Get Pollution Reprieve Under Trump April 16, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman and Zahra Hirji After teacher Janet Rau learned that a carcinogenic gas was being released from an industrial plant near her school in...