Environmentalists and Newsom administration on defense, but pledge to use state laws and lawsuits to fight rollbacks ...

A view of the California drought map as of April 10, 2025.

A massive sea creature created an “incredible” experience for boaters off the coast of California, onlookers said.

Redondo Beach — The Trump administration’s targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will jeopardize efforts to save sea lions, dolphins, sea birds and other wildlife stricken ...

Federal budget cuts to NOAA are delaying plans to prevent whale entanglements in Dungeness crab fishing gear, impacting both ...

A massive sea creature was finally freed after spending six months confined among lines and buoys from a crab trap, ...

The adult gray whale, entangled in a gillnet that got caught on a rock crab trap, was “anchored in place” on the sea floor, ...

NOAA's GOES-18 satellite captured footage of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California. Credit: CSU/CIRA & ...

NOAA said that the whale swam away rapidly upon being freed. "It wasn't going anywhere because of the way the net was caught," added Justin Viezbicke, California stranding coordinator for NOAA ...

BECAUSE OF THESE CUTS, NOAA IS PUTTING OFF A PLAN TO INCLUDE ... Geoff Shester, Oceana's California campaign director and senior scientist, said, "Whales, in addition to just being incredible ...