Environment, Energy and Transportation

It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed goals — which aim to make the cancer risk negligible — are many times lower than federal guidelines for drinking water.

Low oxygen levels in the ocean that wipe out crabs and bottom-dwelling fish have arrived early off the coast of Oregon and Washington this year.

Water for drought-stricken refuge

Eastern states have been clouded in a smoky haze for days, and with the smoke comes poor air quality. People far away from the fires aren't ready for the breathing problems the smoke brings.

More than 90 families in the Klamath Basin say their domestic water wells have run dry.

The US Forest Service is moving to cut down and burn a forested area just outside of Port Orford in Curry County due to an outbreak of Sudden Oak Death.

The Almeda Fire last year followed a creekside forest running through several Southern Oregon towns, destroying thousands of homes along the way. But in this greenway, fire offers a new beginning.

As drought grips most of California, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks.

Formula E is an all-electric auto race — like Formula 1, but battery-powered. And some of the innovation seen on the race track could eventually make it to your driveway.

The Biden administration is proposing to undo a Trump rule that slashed millions of acres of critical habitat protections for the northern spotted owl.

Every year, over a million birds migrate to several National Wildlife Refuges along the Oregon-California border. Low water levels this year pose a serious threat to migratory bird species’ survival.

Southern Oregon land managers lost momentum in the fight against invasive, fire-prone weeds during the pandemic. Now, the Bootleg Fire is at their doorstep.