More than three dozen searchers scoured the Inyo National Forest in the Sierra Nevada for a Pacific Palisades man who never returned from a three-day backpacking trip. Larry Conn, 53, was expected to return from his trek Oct. 22. Two... Continue reading

“Significant shortcomings at Chemical Waste Management’s lab compromised the company’s ability to accurately analyze the toxic waste to be disposed of in their landfill,” said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA’s regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “These were serious compliance issues and they have now been resolved. But that doesn’t mean we are going to go away. We will remain vigilant and continue checking to make sure that the facility operates in full compliance.” Continue reading

Fracking report: The assessment was the Obama administration's first major pronouncement on the coast-to-coast shale gas boom that has raised concerns about the risks to underground water supplies from the mixture of sand, water and chemicals injected into subterranean rock to unlock natural gas. Continue reading

Besides acknowledging a "shellacking" in midterm congressional elections, President Obama on Wednesday addressed some of the fronts on which Republicans and "tea party" activists claimed victory: Environmental Protection Agency regulation on greenhouse gas and the cap-and-trade approach to energy policy.... Continue reading

The day-and-a-half struggle between an ailing bison and a wolf in Yellowstone National Park came to an end about dusk on Tuesday. According to park rangers, the beta male of the Canyon Pack brought the bison down in a meadow... Continue reading

More than two decades after President Ronald Reagan had a solar water heating system removed from the White House roof, President Barack Obama will become the first to use solar energy as a means for powering the first family's White... Continue reading

Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday called for a moratorium on expanding a toxic-waste landfill in the impoverished Central Valley enclave of Kettleman City, where residents have reported a handful of rare birth deformities over a recent 14-month period. The California... Continue reading