Environment

LONDON — Westminster is the storied home of British lawmaking — and plenty of lawbreaking too. Beyond the U.K. parliament itself, the London borough boasts world-famous landmarks such as Westminster...

Los Angeles County reported its first case of human H5N1 bird flu infection Monday, as health officials sought to spread public awareness of the threat. The infected person was an...

The Biden administration has adopted new rules for operating California’s main water delivery systems in the Central Valley, endorsing a plan backed by state officials that aims to strike a...

President Biden is increasing the United States’ emissions reduction goal for the next decade, but the green energy push could be hindered by the incoming administration under President-elect Trump. In...

The Biden administration has made tightening efficiency standards for household appliances a target as he’s built out his climate agenda over the past four years.  “Making common household appliances more...

SAN FRANCISCO —  On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of...

Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. —  The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok...

Two Russian ships damaged in stormy weather over the weekend have spilled about 3,700 tons (3,350 tonnes) of low-grade fuel into the Kerch Strait in Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian state media...

Two Russian oil tankers were wrecked in the Kerch Strait over the weekend, coating almost 40 miles of Black Sea coastline in heavy fuel oil. Several towns along the coast...

On Dec. 9th, the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) organized the PKEE Energy Day 2024 event in Brussels, which brought together energy sector leaders, EU officials and policymakers to discuss Europe’s...