Los Angeles’ Climate Emergency Mobilization Office is spearheading a series of efforts aimed at mitigating extreme heat, a key health risk for the city's most vulnerable communities.
Even as climate change fuels a surge in global migration those seeking refuge have few legal options as governments worldwide move to tighten their borders.
Bills now pending threaten to further roll back abortion and transgender rights, and strip certain ethnic groups of rights to own land, among other issues.
A new website launched by the state steers electric car buyers to thousands in savings, along with other incentives that make going green more affordable.
After years of drought, California's San Joaquin Valley now faces potentially catastrophic flooding that could jeopardize this key agricultural region.
Brazilians head to the polls Oct. 30 in an election that could determine the fate of the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous communities that live there.
Local parks saw a surge in visitors during the Covid pandemic, raising questions about the balance between human recreation and the natural environment.