A spokeswoman for the agency said the change was “common practice.” Others said it injects partisanship into jobs that have always been neutral.

We have seen a long and gradual process of balancing our economic and environmental goals, exemplified by the Clean Air Act.

In the wake of outcry about a storage option for dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor, an Anne Arundel lawmaker is ...

Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires have so far killed a combined 27 people as firefighters take advantage of a slight reprieve from the Santa Ana winds to increase containment. Roughly 82,400 residents ...

"Please be assured that our firefighters continue to work 24/7 to achieve full containment of these wildfires as fast as we can. We continue to plan for the repopulation of evacuated areas ...

Containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires ... so geology, soil and flood control engineers can assess the property and make safety recommendations, Pestrella said. More than 8,600 firefighters ...

Containment refers to how much of the fire’s edge, or perimeter, has been surrounded to the extent that firefighters believe they can stop the fire from expanding. Crews create control lines ...

Rows of homes were turned to rubble after the Palisades fire burned through Pacific Palisades. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) ...

The Palisades fire, which has scorched 9,596 hectares (23,713 acres) with 17% containment; the Eaton fire ... This cloud of toxic pollution poses long-term health risks, as its harmful effects last ...

The Palisades Fire has met effective containment lines and water drops have been successful. Slower winds and air attack have stalled the progress on the north side as crews continue to work to ...

All three fires were at zero percent containment. More than 2,000 buildings had been scorched and tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate, including more than 60,000 in the Pacific ...