Trump said that protections for a tiny endangered fish species called the delta smelt are impeding firefighters' abilities to battle the blaze because of water diversion, but that claim is false.

President Donald Trump arrived in California to tour the LA wildfire damage as he threatens to withhold funding over his feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

Legislation to reduce the impact of increasingly devastating forest fires on US federal land passed the House of Representatives on Thursday as firefighters battled to tame the latest in a series of blazes threatening southern California.

President Donald Trump will tour damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles on Friday as he continues to feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the disaster and federal aid.

The consideration, announced Friday, starts a 12-month, data-gathering process, which will be followed by findings by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

President Trump landed in Los Angeles on Friday to survey the devastation from the firestorms that swept through the county.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and the former mayor of San Francisco, America’s liberal center, has waived environmental reviews and permitting requirements to allow Los Angeles wildfire victims to rebuild their homes with less oversight and regulation.

President Donald Trump will tour damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles on Friday as he continues to feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the disaster and

By protecting habitats, we safeguard individual bird species and ensure the health and resilience of entire ecosystems, writes Amy Tims.

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off the Massachusetts coast to protect endangered whales, rejecting a claim that the agency did not deserve deference under a recent landmark Supreme Court case.