L.A. Times - Environment

Using state data, an environmental group found PFAS residue on more than 40 different kinds of fruits and vegetables grown in California. The state has approved 53 PFAS pesticide ingredients, while other states, such as Maine, are throttling back.

Death Valley National Park is experiencing its best wildflower bloom in a decade, with dormant seeds awakened by recent rainfall and mild winter temperatures.

As the war in Iran drives up the price of oil and gas, more U.S. consumers could turn toward electric vehicles as a money-saving option.

The Defense Production Act provides the president broad authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense or emergencies.

A new study found that many of our predictions on sea-level rise have been predicated on inaccurate starting numbers. In many places, especially Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it's significantly worse than we thought.

In an appeal, lawyers for 18 California youths argued that regulators discount children's future health when weighing environmental policies.

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

Satellite images show the Sierra Nevada before and after a major heat wave melted significant portions of California's snow.

An offering memorandum described the destroyed mobile home park as a "blank canvas for redevelopment"; however, city officials reiterated they intend to let fire survivors return and rebuild.

Two condors in far northwestern California appear to be caring for a recently laid egg, a historic moment in an effort to bring the massive raptors back to the Yurok Tribe's historic homeland.

California's new community solar program is years delayed and just a handful of projects have launched in the meantime.

California and other downstream states are criticizing the Trump administration's options for dealing with the Colorado River crisis.

The pledge signed Wednesday by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI does not include requirements for how companies will source the energy.