Q&A: How a scientist helped ban a chemical connected to Parkinson's disease
The U.S. will ban nearly all uses of the common industrial cleaning agent, trichloroethylene (TCE), this year—more than 50 ...
Scientists race to restore Calif.'s largest — and contaminated — freshwater lake
Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...
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Energy Emergency and Environmental Rollbacks: What Recent Executive Orders Mean for Environmental Policies and Regulated Industry
Within hours of his inauguration on January 20, 2025, Trump signed 26 executive orders, several of which directly altered United States ...
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Amid shouts of ‘shut it down!’ hundreds slam agencies over Eaton fire waste site
Federal officials apologize for not giving San Gabriel Valley mayors a heads-up that a hazardous collection site from the ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
U.S. Eyes Threats To Monarch Butterflies, Survival Tied To California
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...
EPA dismisses clean air, science advisory boards
The Trump administration dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board Tuesday, a day before the confirmation of new ...
Sean Duffy Claims More Pollution Will Make Cars Cheaper
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy immediately moved to roll back fuel efficiency standards moments after being sworn in ...
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Changes Coming for Car and Pickup Fuel Efficiency
Hours after being sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks.
The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...
California took ‘big steps back’ in climate actions in 2024, environmental group says
California lawmakers notched key environmental victories in 2024, but the state’s overall standing on climate leadership dropped, according to the advocacy organization California Environmental Voters ...