Climate & Environment

Moving to plant-based foods: LA County expanding program to cut down on emissions

It’s part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health.

seven small avocado tacos are arranged in a circle on a platter next to bowls of red salsa, creamy white sauce and corn kernels

High winds and fires mean power outages. Here's how to prep

With high winds and fire danger comes power outages — unplanned due to downed trees and planned to try to prevent fires. We have some tips on making it through an outage.

Power lines are on the ground in an area with scorched earth. A person is crouched on the ground.

Chuckwalla becomes a national monument. What’s next for the protected land

The new designation near Joshua Tree National Park protects wildlife and preserves Indigenous spiritual and cultural values tied to the land.

An aerial view of a vast desert landscape, with brown and gray rocks protruding from the sandy ground. Mountains can be seen in the distance, slightly obscured by haze and the setting sky

Palisades Fire death toll grows as containment increases to 63%

LAPD suspends resident visits to fire area as search for more bodies continues. The fire, which has killed 11 people, has burned through more than 23,500 acres.

An aerial view of a hilly community partly engulfed in smoke.

Biden creates 2 new national monuments in California, setting a conservation record

The Chuckwalla National Monument covers more than 624,000 acres south of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument covers more than 224,000 acres in Northern California.