The FDA announced on Wednesday that it has banned the use of Red No. 3, an additive used to give food and drinks a cherry-red color.

Discover how California's new law requires baby food manufacturers to publicly test for heavy metals, making it easier for parents to choose safer options.

In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward adaptation and resilience.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has long been a skeptic of public health programs and the WHO. These actions, coupled with Kennedy’s other plans if he’s confirmed, could have horrific effects on public health, both in the U.S. and around the world.

Representative Rich McCormick argued Tuesday against free school lunches because they give kids “incentives to stay at home and not work.”

President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda.

Kennedy has the credentials. He spent more than two decades working as an environmental attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a mainstream green group, and later helped found the Waterkeeper Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for clean water. He fought polluters including the coal industry, chemical companies, and the US Navy.

The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Sacramento Superior Court, alleges the county violated the California Environmental Quality Act when it approved a new apartment complex with 81 units on a vacant lot near the corner of Mission and Whitney avenues in Carmichael. It was filed by the Mission Oaks North Neighborhood Association.

Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest act, Angelenos will be able to rebuild without complying with state and local rules mandating a permitting process.

Providence’s WE ACT scorecard helps employees in its 51 hospitals see how their actions affect greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change.

The state’s organics law requires jurisdictions to procure a certain amount of organic material, but some have struggled. A recent law expands the options and could boost categories such as vermicomposting or edible food recovery.