Climate & Environment

Drier conditions for SoCal and windy weekend ahead

We're looking at winds from 15 to 25 mph across mountains and hills come Saturday night.

Green plants with red flowers sprout up from the ground towards a blue, partly cloudy sky.

Calabasas loses court case to stop LA County from sending fire debris to its landfill

An L.A. County Superior Court judge says proper processes and regulations regarding hazardous waste, which isn't allowed at the Calabasas landfill, were followed.

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A group of people protesting across the street in front of cars. Many hold signs that including two that read "Please no poison on my playground" and "No toxic dumping." One person closest holds a sign and a pink megaphone.

Water company's fire recovery plan gives Altadena residents sticker shock. Here's what's happening

Las Flores Water Company will discuss its plans to stay solvent at a meeting Thursday night.

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A partially built wooden structure stands among empty dirt lots. A few trees are peppered between the property lines.

A year after the LA fires, survivors are still going hungry

Rising rents, insurance gaps and declining aid have survivors relying on local food programs to feed their families.

A woman with medium skin tone, wearing a black hoodie, pulls a small cart with items inside it and carries a bag and box, as she walks down an alleyway. A short brick wall separates her and an empty lot, and burnt trees, a church, a tile building, and large mountains are in the background.

Fires burn swiftly, but insurance battles linger: New bills propose consumer-friendly regulations

California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm.

A low angle view of the side of a home where the ground is covered in gravel and small plants are in the foreground facing towards a street with other homes.

Light scattered showers in store for SoCal

The region will see under a quarter inch of rain between today and Friday. Any snowfall will drop to around 8,000 feet.

View of the downtown Los Angeles skyline from behind a rain-soaked car windshield.

This tech could keep EVs from stressing the grid — and save everyone money

Instead of lots of EVs juicing up their huge batteries all at once, "active managed charging" distributes the load throughout the night, helping stabilize the grid.