California to sue Trump administration over 'shortsighted' and 'illegal'...
California officials announced their intentions on Thursday to file their 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time, over an attempt to upend the state's stricter-than-federal...
View ArticleCalifornia launching multistate coalition to advance clean cars
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his intentions Friday to help launch a multistate, clean-car coalition after the Senate voted to upend the Golden State's stricter-than-federal emissions...
View ArticleTrump administration approves first expedited uranium mining project
The Trump administration on Friday authorized the relaunch of operations at a southeastern Utah uranium mine — marking its first use of a newly fast-tracked environmental review process. The...
View ArticleGroundwater supplies are plunging across the Colorado River Basin: Study
The Colorado River Basin's groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human pumping activities, a new study has found. The critical Western system has lost...
View ArticleEven low levels of lead exposure may worsen academic performance: Study
Academic achievement among adolescents may be affected by early childhood lead exposure at much lower levels than previously assumed, according to a new study. Just a small climb in blood...
View ArticleIron from steel and coal manufacturing is changing the North Pacific...
Iron released from coal combustion and steel production is altering the ecosystem in a critical part of the North Pacific, a new study has found. About 39 percent of dissolved iron in the uppermost...
View ArticleSolar panel arrays may help sustain grasslands during drought: Study
The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease water stress and increase plant growth by about 20 percent during dry years, a new study has found. In these semi-arid areas,...
View ArticleCalifornia freshwater fish carrying invasive parasitic worms: Study
More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species of...
View ArticleAtmospheric carbon dioxide levels break seasonal records: NOAA
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide made history last month by climbing to their highest seasonal peak available in historical records, a team of researchers reported. For the first time...
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