Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2025 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event, but triggered by a mineralogical shift in Earth’s mantle.

Cleanup efforts are underway across Los Angeles County as residents pick up the pieces after three weeks of nonstop fires.

This month, the Los Angeles area witnessed some of the largest wildfires in California’s history. The fire events have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 10,000 structures and ...

Environmentalists say Trump is using the LA fires as cover to seize more control of the state’s precious water. Most Southern ...

The vast majority of meme coins launched are dubious. Many are outright scams. For instance, in August 2024 the Instagram account of McDonald’s was hacked to advertise a meme coin named $Grimace in a ...

A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8. Robyn ...

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Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...

The FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles will feature artists like Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Jelly Roll, Olivia Rodrigo ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.