Air pollution ruled as cause of 9-year-old's death in UK
A British coroner has ruled that excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack.
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species waiting for that designation.
Endangered-species decision expected on beloved monarch butterfly
Trump administration officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now caught in a global extinction crisis, should receive federal designation as a threatened species.
Clean energy project in Nevada desert could be worth $3B
A company specializing in clean energy design has unveiled plans to build a carbon-neutral industrial park in the northern Nevada desert that it says would be the largest in the United States.
World carbon dioxide emissions decline record-setting 7% in 2020
The world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020, the biggest drop year-over-year, ever.
California environmentalists blast federal oil lease sale
The seven parcels put up for bid by the Bureau of Land Management encompass more than 4,100 acres in Kern County.
Projecting outrage: California activists shine light on plastic pollution
A coalition of more than 550 community and conservation organizations plans to publicly release its Presidential Plastic Action Plan, urging President-elect Joe Biden to address the plastic pollution crisis.
UN calls on humanity to end 'war on nature,' go carbon-free
U.N. secretary described the planet as "broken" and said humanity's relationship with nature is "suicidal."
Oakland council to consider banning fossil fuel gas in newly constructed buildings
If approved, the law would require all residential and commercial building developers to submit building applications that will design and build without any natural gas infrastructure.
Biden names John Kerry as climate envoy
President-elect Joe Biden has picked climate-change older statesman John Kerry for a newly created role of climate envoy for national security.
GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump
CEO Mary Barra said General Motors agrees with President-elect Joe Biden's plan to expand electric-vehicle use.
Trump slams Paris climate agreement, claiming it cripples the US economy
President Donald Trump is railing against the Paris climate accord and telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
PPE pollution: Bay Area rains wash face masks into the bay
The California Coastal Commission says disposable gloves and masks rank on the list of the top 15 types of litter.
Crews work to limit petroleum spill from sinking barge in Petaluma
The sinking barge was first reported about 10 a.m. Sunday adjacent to Heritage Salvage about a quarter-mile north of the U.S. Highway 101 overcrossing of the river.
US formally exits Paris Agreement that aims to curb climate change
The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Power disruption at Chevron Richmond Refinery leads to flaring
A power disruption at part of the Chevron Richmond Refinery caused flaring Monday afternoon. Refinery officials said a low-level community warning was issued due to visible smoke, but that no community action was necessary.
US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms
The day after the presidential election, the United States formally leaves the 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change.
US presidential election could shape how world handles climate change, experts say
The United States is out of the Paris climate agreement on the day after the presidential election.
San Jose moves to preserve undeveloped land in Coyote Valley
More than 160 letters were submitted ahead of a meeting Oct. 29, including 116 with the subject "Please Protect Coyote Valley" asking task force members to preserve the land as agricultural and open space.
Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic ends up in oceans, rivers or illegally dumped
A new study finds that well more than a million tons of plastic waste in the U.S. isn't going where it should, instead ending up in oceans and rivers and along roads.