Environment

A "localized hydrothermal explosion" sent debris and steam skyward, prompting visitors to run away to safety.

Some 89% of monitored California beaches received A or B water-quality grades for the dry-weather summer months.

According to experts, land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes continues to accelerate. As a result, roads and homes continue to crack and sink.

National Park Service officials posted photos showing a pile of used toilet paper along with a full roll near Rancheria Falls.

In those piles of trash everything from food and condoms, to machetes and axes were found.

Death Valley broke its own heat record Friday, hitting 127 degrees. It breaks the old mark of 122 F last tied in 2013.

The spill is about a mile long and it’s unclear where the oil came from.

Puente Hills Landfill Park will be Los Angeles County’s first new regional park in 30 years.

The move requires plant-based food be served at all city-produced events and meetings that serve food. Animal products will be available upon request.

The public is advised to stay away from 8 beaches in Los Angeles County due to high levels of bacteria present in ocean waters.

Amazon is ditching plastic air pillows for recycled paper packaging in North America, aiming to completely make the switch by the end of the year to boost eco-friendliness and reduce waste​.

The ban affecting a stretch of Palos Verdes Drive South from Wayfarers Chapel to Schooner Drive was implemented by city council Tuesday in order to prevent any injuries due to the poor condition of the roadway.

Stonehenge was spray-painted orange by climate protesters. The act was quickly condemned by U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who called it a “disgraceful act of vandalism."

The beloved family beach park located about 20 miles northwest of Santa Barbara is closed until further notice, California State Parks officials announced.

California is home to three of the 10 most polluted beaches listed in the latest Surfrider Foundation report.|

The landfill is in violation of its operating permit by emitting high levels of toxic gases such as benzene and volatile organic compounds that are known to create smog and contribute to the formation of the ozone, which can cause lung damage.

A California-based renewable energy company plans to clear thousands of protected Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert to make way for a solar project that will generate electricity for nearly 180,000 homes in coastal neighborhoods instead of the impacted communities, according to reports.