The Trump administration on Thursday moved to freeze fuel economy standards in what officials described as an effort to give drivers access to “safer” and “more affordable” vehicles, in the latest swipe at former President Barack Obama’s legacy. The proposal comes just one day after the Trump administration announced major changes to health plans, providing […]

REDDING, Calif. –  Two young children and their 70-year-old great-grandmother died in the wildfire that swept into the city of Redding with devastating speed, their family said Saturday, and a bulldozer operator who died working to contain the fire was identified as an 81-year-old man from a small community east of Sacramento. A tearful Sherry […]

Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency after a string of controversies involving his leadership, President Trump announced Thursday on Twitter. “Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this,” tweeted Trump, who added that EPA Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler would […]

Seattle businesses that sell food or drinks are banned from offering petroleum-based plastic straws or utensils, making Seattle the first major city in the U.S. to enact such a ban. The goal of the ban, which went into effect July 1, is to reduce waste and prevent the amount of plastic material that is polluting […]

Hurricane Maria killed more than 4,600 people in Puerto Rico, 70 times the official toll, according to estimates in a Harvard University study. A third of deaths after September’s hurricane were due to interruptions in medical care caused by power cuts and broken road links, researchers say. The Puerto Rico government said it “always expected […]

Ten more homes in the path of Hawaii’s Kileaua volcano eruption have been destroyed overnight by fast-moving lava, a spokesperson for the Hawaii County Civil Defense told ABC News. The most recently destroyed homes were in the Big Island’s Leilani Estates subdivision, which was evacuated more than three weeks ago. At least 51 homes have […]

Thousands were forced to evacuate after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake sparked Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano to erupt. Lava and plumes of smoke filled the sky as magma flowed through the streets. Check out this jaw-dropping footage. Red molten lava continued to spurt into the sky Friday morning hours after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, forcing officials to […]

A series of storms sweeping across the U.S. is delivering flooding rain, heavy snow and ice, and strong winds, putting two dozen states under storm alerts. Stormy weather already has inundated the western U.S., from Washington to Southern California and into the Rockies. Snow fell near Seattle and on mountains near Los Angeles. Gusty winds […]

A 30-year-old Thai immigrant was identified Sunday as the 20th victim of the mudslides that have devastated a Southern California community. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Pinit Sutthithepa was found during search and recovery efforts in Montecito Saturday afternoon. The sheriff’s office noted that Sutthithepa’s six-year-old son, Peerawat, and 79-year-old father-in-law, Richard Loring Taylor, […]

Winter rainstorms in Southern California cause deadly mudslides. Take a look at some of the latest images of the devastation. The founder of a Catholic school and a woman known as the “first lady” of luxury real estate were among 17 people — ages 3 to 89 — who were killed when a powerful mudslide tore through […]

At least 15 people are dead and more than two dozen are injured in California from weather-related incidents, Santa Barbara County officials said Wednesday. The southern part of the state has been drenched with severe rain just weeks after several fires tore through the area. Flash flooding, debris flow and mudslides are punishing the communities […]

New York City is suing five oil companies over climate change. The city is suing BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, according to The Associated Press. New York alleges the five major oil companies have played a role in global warming, the AP reported and is seeking to recoup billions of dollars spent preparing […]