Cities across California are clearing out brush and invasive grasses on hillsides to help prevent wildfires from spreading. But in some towns, in addition to hired hands, they're also using goats.

For reasons ranging from climate change to protected zones, fisherfolk who go out in a small boat and use a rod are having a difficult time coming up with a good catch nowadays.

Meteorologists are predicting "extreme" conditions for Saturday in New South Wales and Victoria, which have been wracked with deadly fires.

California and other states are challenging the Trump administration over its reversal of standards for energy-efficient lightbulbs.

Massachusetts businesses would be banned from distributing disposable plastic straws unless a customer requests one, under a bill endorsed by Environment…

A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups.

Massachusetts has proposed new rules to regulate so-called "forever chemicals," man-made chemicals that are good at repelling water, grease and stains but are dangerous for people's health, researchers have found.

The pact being developed by East Coast states to cap carbon emissions from vehicles would raise the price of gas, and generate more than $500 million in state revenue.

The climate activist responded like the social media-savvy teenager she is, with a sly change to her Twitter profile.

In Montana, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to create a massive, privately funded public park. Some ranchers oppose the American Prairie Reserve and say they can better conserve the land.