Climate & Environment

Crude oil spill in East LA reaches Los Angeles River

Multiple streets near Cesar Chavez and Eastern avenues were shut down after the spill. L.A. County Fire officials said cleanup could take days.

Crews wearing white jumpsuits and orange and yellow safety vests stand in a street. A large blue work truck is parked beside them and several orange safety cones are placed on the street.

Cool weather to carry into Memorial Day weekend

We're in for a mild weekend with highs in the 70s and 80s.

The most polluted beach in SoCal won't shock Angelenos. But what are the cleanest ones?

The Santa Monica Pier had the highest bacteria levels in SoCal. But there's lots of clean beaches to go around.

An aerial view of the Santa Monica Pier, with a ferris wheel, rollercoaster, and shops elevated from the ocean on the right hand side. The left shows a nearly-empty sandy beach, with a blue lifeguard tower towards the top.

Marine layer to bring cooling along SoCal coast

We're going to see night and morning low clouds, especially along the coast and some valleys.

May gray skies provide a gloomy background over the Los Angeles basin in a view with homes and skyscrapers in the background. Palm trees line some of the streets below.

Wildfire smoke is hitting SoCal. Here's how you can protect yourself

At least seven fires are burning in Southern California.

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A screenshot of a PurpleAir map of the Los Angeles area showing mostly dark and light orange dots across the region, with some green around Calabasas and Thousand Oaks.

Firefighters make progress on several Southern California fires as weather shifts. Here's a roundup

Several fires started amid warm weather and Santa Ana winds. Now the weather has turned toward lower temperatures and higher humidity, which is helping firefighters.

A helicopter drops water on a fire as firefighters fight the flames from behind a backyard fence.

‘No one really talks about it anymore’ — A teenage Eaton Fire survivor’s long road home

More than a year later, a teenager recounts the small, devastating losses of legacy landmarks, neighborhood identity and the ordinary life she left behind.

A couple sits on steps outside of a burned down home.

New report on Eaton Fire evacuation alerts finds ‘no failure’ by officials

The review commissioned by the L.A. County Fire Department echoes other after-action reports, pointing to unprecedented conditions and strained resources as main challenges.

One home destroyed and school canceled as containment begins on Sandy Fire in Simi Valley

The fire on the south side of Simi Valley began Monday morning and has charred nearly 1,400 acres.

White smoke is pictured in the distance beyond a row of homes. A fire truck is parked on the street along with other vehicles.

Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much

Data centers are expanding into water-stressed California communities, but lax disclosure rules keep the public in the dark about actual water usage.

Data center field engineers install new cables on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Sabey data center in Quincy, Washington. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

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