Climate & Environment

The Temperature Goes Down, Bills Go Up. Can Renewable Energy Save Our Pockets?

Renewable sources will lower electricity generation costs in the long run, but how much energy you use isn't all that goes into your bill.

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This Winter Storm Will Take My Plants Over My Cold Dead Body

How to ensure your succulents, cacti, pothos and citrus trees make it through this cold front.

An Extremely Rare Blizzard Warning Has Been Issued For Parts Of Southern California

You might not want to bother making plans to travel over major mountain passes for at least the next few days.

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It’s Not Your Imagination, This Wind Is Exceptionally Cold

It’s got to do with where the air is coming from.

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Dire Warnings Of Blizzard, Other Dangerous Conditions As Major Storm Moves Into SoCal

High winds, high surface, snow and ice at unusually low elevations. Buckle in.

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Low-Income Communities Have Less Park Space Than More Affluent Neighborhoods. That's Starting To Change

Congressmember Nanette Barragán, who represents a large part of North Long Beach, helped secure the federal funding. She says half of L.A.'s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open spaces.

Looking out from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area towards Downtown Los Angeles. Aside from these views of the skyline most of the hike through the park feels isolated from the outside world.

Brutal Rain, Wind, Snow And 20 Foot Waves Coming To Southern California

It’s rare to see a storm like this, which could bring snow to places it’s not normally seen.

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A Storm Is Coming. LA Fire Officials Have These Tips On Getting Ready Now

Stay indoors, avoid thunder, steer clear of moving water, and prepare an emergency kit.

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Newsom Suspends Delta Flow Rules, Environmentalists Push Back

Suspending environmental rules would mean more water for agricultural purposes, but could endanger already threatened delta species.

A yellow sedan travels on a two-lane road over a levee with marshland on both sides.

Ground Search For Missing Actor Julian Sands On Pause Due To Approaching Winter Storm

Local authorities said aerial searches are also affected. Sands set out for a solo hike on Mount Baldy on Jan. 13 and never returned.

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Coldest Storm Of The Year Expected This Week With Snow And Graupel Possible (And Yes We Will Explain That Term)

The National Weather Service is warning Southern Californians that it will be "the coldest storm of the season, and possibly of the last several years."

A map of Southern California shows expected snow fall in inches in shades of blue, yellow. orange and red with red indicating the most accumulattion

Letting Go Of Our Love Of Lawns

In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.

A woman with light brow skin tone wearing a salmon-colored sweater with a white collared shirt underneath, brown pants, and glasses stands in her front yard full of drought resistant plants like rosemary. In the background other homes can be seen with green lawns.

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