Efforts to curb plastic waste in the United States are accelerating, with a growing number of cities and municipalities enacting bans on the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. These localized ...

The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.

Air quality conditions across several U.S. cities reached levels this week that federal agencies deem "unhealthy for sensitive groups," prompting health alerts and recommendations that children and ...

A second child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles in Texas on April 3.

According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, moderate to heavy rainfall will continue in these areas Saturday ...

Key cities like New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and San Francisco will witness significant ...

After decades of restrictive zoning and rising housing costs, San Francisco is poised to embrace one of its most significant ...

More parts of Orange County are identified where residents might be required to start taking measures to protect their homes.

Nationwide, insurance companies have increased premiums in 95% of U.S. ZIP codes between 2021 and 2024, according to the CFA ...

SACRAMENTO, California — The Chinook ... San Joaquin Delta to farms and cities, California officials dialed down water deliveries in line with the state’s endangered species rules.

The last patches of unusually dry areas — remnants of drought that plagued counties along the Oregon and Nevada borders in 2024, and almost all North State counties from 2020 to 2023 — were ...

The capitals grew by 427,800 people (2.4%) in 2023-24. Capital city growth comprised overseas migration (373,000), natural increase (89,500) and internal migration (-34,600). Melbourne had the largest ...