Climate & Environment

Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears

A new study reveals mercury levels in melting Arctic permafrost that pose disproportionate dangers for Indigenous peoples.

A brown colored embankment with a patch of orange colored plants in the middle. Water is in the foreground at the bottom of the embankment.

Long Beach residents will get green bins to reduce food waste in landfills

It’s part of a state requirement to reduce organic waste in state landfills by 75% by 2025.

Deep brown compost is held in the palm of both hands.

Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat

At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity.

Black and white cows wear green tags on their ears. The cows are standing in a field.

Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion; AI is making things worse

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the biggest polluter in the industry.

Women working in a textile factory. One woman with fair skin and dark brown or black hair wearing a white shirt is sitting down working on a garment. She's surrounded by machinery. The back of a woman with dark brown or black hair wearing a black and white colored giraffe print outfit is sitting down also working and surrounded by machinery.

San Bernardino Mountains got a nice layer of frosting Saturday morning. It's called graupel

It's not snow. It's not hail. It's graupel.

The Bobcat Fire destroyed more than 115,000 acres in and around the Angeles National Forest four years ago, and forced the closure of the Big Santa Anita Canyon and other areas. Now portions of that land will reopen on Oct. 2.

Chance of showers, thunderstorms for the Southland. Weekend warmup ahead.

Chances of thunderstorms and rain greater for San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains.

Storm clouds sweep the sky over rolling hills into a valley.

10 tons of trash were found in LA beaches. You can help clean it up on Saturday

This Saturday, September 21, you can volunteer to help clean up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and debris from California's beaches and rivers.

A bucket of trash collected by volunteers during California Coastal Cleanup Day includes with a soda can and a chip bag.

Ants 🐜 ants 🐜 ants and more 🐜 are inside your home. You are not alone

'Tis the year for out-of-control ant infestations. Everywhere there are ants.

Once again, this summer is likely to be warmest on record

California is one of five states that had their warmest summers on record.

A person with light-tone skin walks a black dog near a sign that warns: Hot Hot Hot with paw prints. I warns asphalt temps can be as hot as 145 degrees if the air is 89 degrees.

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