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Many of the big saline lakes of the Americas are on the brink of collapse due to climate change and water diversions. Mono lake's survival is due to the

LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.

Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure and the chemicals released by wildfires.

Republicans seem to be trying their hardest to make placing conditions on relief to victims of devastating natural disasters seem like a normal or reasonable thing to do—by the end of the week, probably everyone will be on board. As large swaths of Los Angeles County burned over the past week, and 24 people lost their lives, Republicans have been quick to play the blame game and use the disaster relief as an…

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Residents in the Los Angeles area and elsewhere are living under boil water advisories. What exactly does that mean?

Raging wildfires that broke out in various regions of Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday and Wednesday are spreading across the region due to extreme winds, causing historic destruction of homes and displacing thousands of people.

City's supply completely filled before fire, but within hours three 1m-gallon tanks serving Palisades depleted

California's second wet winter in a row has left L.A's water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city's residents in a precarious position.

As relentless rains pounded LA, the city's "sponge" infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.

Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found.

The state is more than six months into its new, weaker net metering rules, but Californians can still save money going solar by taking advantage of these incentives.

The utilities commission is weighing a proposal for income-based rates, but it's unclear if it will lower Californians' electric bills.

Electric vehicle owners can sell energy to the grid or use it to power their homes. But will this costly bidirectional technology become widespread?

Some of California's biggest lakes are making dramatic comebacks as the state's "big melt" of snowpack reshapes the landscape in historic — and perhaps unexpected — ways.

For most of the year, California's quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar and...

California gas and electric utilities are using $650 million in government aid to erase customers' overdue bills racked up during the pandemic.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is calling on water agencies in the region to immediately reduce their use of all imported supplies.