Climate & Environment

What we now know about the mountain lion that injured boy at Malibu Creek State Park

The 5-year-old boy had to be airlifted to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries earlier this month.

A sign reads: Malibu Creek State Park Reagan Ranch A California State Park

Arraignment delayed for man arrested on suspicion of arson in Line Fire

The Line Fire has burned more than 38,000 acres in San Bernardino County. More than 73,000 structures — including homes and businesses — have been threatened.

Two people in yellow fire jackets stand on the edge of a road looking toward smoke in the mountains.

Cooler weather on tap today with chance of light showers

There's a small chance of showers this morning from the coast to the mountains.

An unlikely line of defense during heat waves: Food banks

Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.

An older woman with white hair, wearing a turquoise shirt and dark pants, accepts a white plastic bag containing food. She's standing in her front doorway. A fair skinned man, wearing a dark shirt and a light blue undershirt, hands the white plastic bag to the woman. The man is holding a purple colored folder in his left hand. There's a white square box on the front of the folder with small lettering on it.

How Orange County gets PFAS out of its drinking water

Water utilities across the country will have until 2029 to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Orange County got a head start.

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Climate change is drastically changing life for Indigenous peoples in the Pacific

A new U.N. report finds that the southwest Pacific region faced more extreme drought and rainfall than average last year, and dozens of disasters.

Three rows of solar panels sit above a lawn. The flag of Vanuatu with the colors black, yellow, red, and green sits on top of a flagpole. The flagpole is next to the first solar panel on the left. In the background is a building with a red roof. Trees stand in between of the solar panels and the building.

This endangered kangaroo rat needs floods to survive. A new agreement may save it

Good news for two imperiled species found only in Southern California: Wildlife groups and local water agencies have reached an agreement to protect the habitats of the San Bernardino kangaroo rat and Santa Ana sucker fish.

A small brown-gray rat with cute, big eyes perches on its large haunches.

Evacuations lifted or downgraded as firefighters make progress on 3 big SoCal fires

Cool weather and a marine layer are expected to continue helping firefighters.

Firefighters in yellow jackets and helmets look at the ruins of a home.

Want to start composting, but worried about space, materials and stink? Here’s how to get started

If you have a green bin — and if you rent in the city of L.A., you should — it will probably cost you $0 and a little freezer space to start composting.

The inside of a freezer filled with frozen pizza, dumplings, and a liquor bottle. To the left side of the freezer is a nearly full Ziploc bag used for composting.

Weather continues to cool down for the weekend

It's starting to feel like fall!

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