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In Southern California, flooding shut down a major highway in Ventura County, and more rain is expected. Torrential storms across the state have killed at least 17 people.

Right now, two-thirds of the ocean are regulated by a fragmented patchwork of agreements and organizations. This treaty plans to unite countries to improve the health of the ocean.

President Obama met with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, for wide-ranging talks on the challenges facing their two countries. The two discussed how they can pursue a more balanced economic strategy, cooperate on curbing greenhouse gas emissions and the spread of nuclear weapons.

Emergency rooms report when patients visit with health problems caused by heat. Find out when and where rates of illness are spiking, and explore trends over the last five years.

California lawmakers have agreed to create a conservation plan and a fund to help protect the western Joshua Tree, which faces extinction due to climate change.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain this week is touting his plans for fighting global warming in the Pacific Northwest. He hopes to win over environmentally minded voters with his plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 60 percent by the year 2050.

Heavy precipitation caused epic flooding in the Central Valley earlier this year, causing catastrophic damage to homes and crops. Months later, the region is still recovering.

A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.

Connecticut’s General Assembly came to a close on Wednesday. Legislators advanced a variety of measures, but others, like efforts to address climate change, died.

Heat pumps are efficient and reduce emissions, but they have a publicity problem. Two California-based musicians are on a mission to show how cool heat pumps are by creating smooth jam.