MALIBU, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Documenting Malibu's commitment to protecting public health and improving ocean water quality, Heal the Bay's 2009-2010 Annual Beach Report Card gave several local beaches high marks for clean water and singled out the City's Paradise Cove Clean Ocean Project for praise, Malibu Mayor Jefferson Wagner said today. "We're thrilled to see Heal the Bay documenting and recognizing the City of Malibu's substantial achievements in protecting public health and improving ocean water quality," Mayor Wagner said.

By Dana Bartholomew There's just enough wilderness left in Southern California for a mountain lion to stalk a wily badger from the southern Sierra Nevada into Baja California.

By Troy Anderson Environmental groups on Monday sued Los Angeles County and Malibu for allowing a "witch's brew of pollution" to run into coastal waters, threatening beachgoers and marine life.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three men pleaded not guilty Friday to causing a wildfire that destroyed 50 homes in Malibu, and their lawyers said outside court they were being made scapegoats by an outraged community.

By Thomas Watkins LOS ANGELES -- Authorities aske