Climate & Environment

Creating A Throw-away Culture: How Companies Ingrained Plastics In Modern Life

Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.

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An LA Lumber Yard Wants Us To Know Our Local Trees — Especially The Dead Ones

The company salvages fallen neighborhood trees and has a new partnership with the Angeles National Forest.

Sorry To Dump On You, But Toilet Paper Is Bad For The Planet

It's a bummer, but some of the most popular TP brands are contributing to deforestation.

Large Southern California Polluters Will Have To Start Paying Steep Fees For Emissions Under New Rule

The change could incentivize those businesses to clean up their emissions, which often affect poorer areas of the region.

Your SoCal Weather Report For Friday, June 7: A Slow Cooling Trend Begins For The Weekend

Heat advisories end today as we head into a cooling trend for the weekend.

A geothermal map of SoCal in shades or orange, green, blue, orange with white numbers over different cities.

Black Bear Sightings Are Up, Resources Are Down. SoCal Leaders Make The Case For More Wildlife Help

As black bears, coyotes and other critters show up more often in L.A. neighborhoods, local leaders say the state needs to better fund wildlife coexistence programs.

A large, brown-colored bear with a green tag in one ear stands on a concrete patio next to a broken bird feeder.

A Heat Dome Can Bring Dangerously High Temperatures. What Is It?

Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.