Climate & Environment

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.

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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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!

The Grand Canyon is experiencing one of its deadliest stretches in years

At least 16 people have died at the park this year, including five fatalities in August alone. No single factor is to blame, but several deaths have followed stretches of extreme weather.

Gas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California

The next time you shop for a cooking stove, the gas versions might show a health warning label similar to those on tobacco products.

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How Heritage's philosophy of zero waste cooking led to its Michelin Green Star

Brother and sister duo Phil and Lauren Pretty’s restaurant is housed in a small converted craftsman in Long Beach. What they lack in physical space, they make up for in sustainability.

A white circular plate on a wooden table with four slices of raw pinkish white fish and a creaming sauces with green oily specs next to it.

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