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The native desert plant has interim protections in the meantime, meaning no one can remove the tree without authorization from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

France battles a "monster" wildfire that has forced thousands to flee their homes. Wildfires in Europe this summer have broken out as heat waves bake the continent and renew focus on climate change.

Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming.

The vote on Thursday would lower the standard to 42 gallons per person per day by 2030. The current standard is 55 gallons per person per day. The bill must still pass the state Assembly before it can become law.

San Diego water managers say they have enough water, but they will still support the state in urging residents to cut back usage.

Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.

Farmers in central California will be getting little to no water again this year from the federal government amid a persisting drought, but exactly how they’re affected will vary.

Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023.

The San Diego based energy company is under fire from climate advocates who say the company is profiting at the expense of the environment.

Cal Fire faces a mental health crisis. As wildfires intensify, thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief.