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With extreme drought and an infestation of bark beetles decimating California’s forests, the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has adopted an emergency regulation for removing dead trees.

The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.

The three-time Olympian claimed silver at Pyeongchang, missing gold by just over two hundredths of a second. His feat ends an American drought in the event that spanned more than five decades.

The California Water Commission voted Wednesday to adopt more stringent water rules for new lawns.

Firefighters, troops and volunteers have been working for the past two months to put out some of the worst blazes in the country's recent history.

An atmospheric river of rain drenched Northern California over the weekend, but San Diego remains in the grips of a historic drought — receiving less than half of an inch of precipitation since Jan. 1.

Liang Song is working hard to save her best friends: plants. She's trying to make them stronger. Like, strong enough to withstand a statewide drought.

A new U.S. Forest Service survey found that another 27 million trees died due to drought and disease since November 2016. That brings the total number of dead trees to a record 129 million since 2010.

The supervisors voted unanimously to continue retrofitting water systems at county facilities, installing artificial turf at county-run playing fields and reducing the operating hours of the fountains at the downtown Waterfront Park.

Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies shaped Western values and family structures today.