Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

Welcome to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, where Mother Nature puts on a show that would make even the most jaded Instagram influencer weep with joy. Nestled in the western Mojave Desert ...

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“We have a state bird, we have state flowers, so I figured we should get a state mushroom.” The fungi hoping to take the spotlight is the White King Bolete (boletus barrowsii). “It was first described ...

The Wild Rose was designated as the official state flower in 1897. No particular species of the flower is designated by the legislature but the Wild Prairie Rose is often considered the official ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in California – already ranking as some of the most destructive in the state’s history. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate ...

Victims sue Southern California Edison under unique legal doctrine ... has been extended by state courts to utility companies. The courts have held that utilities that damage private property ...

Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state. Four fires continue to burn in Southern California ...

By Coral Davenport Reporting from Washington California has withdrawn requests that the Biden administration allow the state to enact limits on pollution from trucks, locomotives and ferries that ...

The move — the first of its kind in the nation that positions California to lead a second term resistance against Donald Trump — comes as Republicans bash state Democratic leaders for focusing ...

The nearby chart from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shows precipitation in the state going back 130 or so years. There are wet and dry spells. The last couple of ...

California Democrats have authorized $50 million in state funding as part of an overall drive to protect residents from what lawmakers believe to be “inhumane” threats posed by President-elect ...