When you look out at the crystal blue skies over California, it doesn’t look like a deadly pandemic. In fact, the Bay Area is basking in its cleanest air in months, if not years. And we’re not alone.

It’s been seven months since I looked up from my desk here in The Times’ El Segundo office and saw smoke roiling over the horizon. The sky behind the billowing dove-gray clouds was still blue and ...

Our environment has a silent but profound influence on our daily behaviors. While many assume that habits are built (and broken) on sheer willpower and motivation, the reality is that our surroundings ...

As global temperatures climb, a critical but often-overlooked component of our ecosystems is stepping into the spotlight: ...

In this series, NPR takes readers behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Neela Banerjee is NPR's chief climate editor. The Environmental Protection Agency just announced plans to ...

To the editor: The 55th anniversary of Earth Day might be a good time for some reflection. How has protecting the very environment that sustains our life become so partisan (“We used to agree on Earth ...

ASHLEY ZAVALA EXPLAINS WHAT THIS DOES. THEY’VE DONE IT FOR STADIUMS. THEY’VE DONE IT FOR CLIMATE PROJECTS. THEY’VE EVEN DONE IT FOR THEIR OWN OFFICE BUILDING THAT’S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, JUST A COUPLE ...

With around 125,000 children and parents enrolled, Generation Victoria — or GenV — is set to become one of the largest health studies of its kind in the world. But its scientific director, Melbourne ...

When I moved to Rockford, Illinois in the very early '70s, spring was just that — April showers bring May flowers. The summers were generally warm and hot. The falls were sort of warm then cool. The ...

The School District of Pickens County is restructuring its preschool programs to include 'experiential learning environments' ...