September 18, 2018 Google Street View cars to be outfitted with pollution sensors to measure US, Europe air quality A San Francisco environmental sensor company is partnering with Google to turn the tech giant's roving Street View fleet into mobile pollution detectors -- a move critics fear ultimately will be used to justify more regulations.
August 19, 2018 Smoky skies, poor air from wildfires return to Northwest Poor air quality will be common across parts of the Pacific Northwest this week as winds push smoke from surrounding wildfires into the region, forecasters and regulators said.
August 16, 2018 Electric-powered planes are taking off amid rising fuel costs Aviation pioneers are developing a new way to soar through skies using electric-powered planes as a way to battle rising jet fuel prices.
August 14, 2018 The Latest: Cars line up as Yosemite National Park reopens The Latest on wildfires burning across the U.S. West (all times local): 8:45 a.m.
August 10, 2018 5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 mine waste spill A fifth lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a mine waste spill the agency inadvertently triggered in 2015, polluting rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
August 3, 2018 3 years after Colorado mine spill, victims awaiting payment Three years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered a massive mine spill that polluted rivers in three states, the federal government still hasn't repaid the victims for the millions of dollars in economic damage they claimed.
August 1, 2018 The Latest: Northern California fire victim identified The Latest on fires in California (all times local): 6:55 a.m.
July 16, 2018 The Latest: Safety investigators eye firefighter death The Latest on a deadly wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park (all times local): 9:30 a.m.
July 11, 2018 California meets greenhouse gas reduction goal years early Officials say California greenhouse gas emissions have fallen below 1990 levels, putting the state well on its way toward meeting long-term goals to fight climate change.
July 2, 2018 The Latest: California wildfire threatens 700 buildings The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western United States (all times local): 8:50 a.m.