Climate & Environment

Three LA County landfills are set to accept wildfire debris

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approves changes to some landfill rules to allow wildfire debris to be sent to sites in Calabasas, Sylmar and Lancaster.

Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

LA County is getting greener. Where you will find new parks and green space in the future

Thanks to $17 million in Measure A competitive grants, this marks the largest expansion in the Regional Park and Open Space District’s 31-year history.

Two women fly a multi-colored kite in a park. Green and brown grass can be seen in the lower half of the picture. Blue sky in the upper half of the picture.

Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing

President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river's future.

Here's where it's going to get hot this week

Get comfortable with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across Southern California.

After the Eaton Fire, this group is working to save Altadena’s surviving trees

Debris cleanup threatens to take down trees that could recover.

A woman with light skin tone wearing a hat and white mask reaches up to examine a branch from a large tree.

From 90 degrees to cold and rainy, a wild week of weather is coming

Even the region's coastal communities are going to bake.

The sun sets over the ocean and people stand in the water.

Why some Starbucks locations are switching from plastic to paper cups

Green groups say it’s a “clear admission” that the plastic ones aren’t recyclable.

Two plastic Starbucks cups with a light brown liquid inside them.

California’s controversial new fuel rules rejected by state legal office

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.”

An oil refinery comprised of tall towers and heavy machinery is seen at dusk. Smoke arises from one of the towers in the middle of the photo.

Large-scale debris removal underway at Eaton Wash Dam

Ash and fire debris have raised risk of flooding downstream.

An overhead shot of an ashy muddy river rushing in a large dirt debris basin. The sky is overcast.

Fire debris has washed up as far as the South Bay. Is it safe to go to the beach?

After the storms, we’re getting a better idea of how the January wildfires affected the coastline.

A close up of sand on the ground that has a path of water and dart silt debris running through the middle, almost like a river.

Temperatures to reach 80 degrees this weekend amid another Santa Ana wind event

Santa Ana winds to affect the wind prone corridors in L.A. and Ventura counties.

An aerial photo of the city of Los Angeles and beyond. In the foreground is the dark green capped Griffith Observatory, in the distance is the downtown L.A. skyline.

NPR exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump administration has pulled them back.

FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is being pulled back under the Trump Administration.

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