Climate & Environment

‘The poor are in a very bad state’: Climate change accelerates California’s cost-of-living crisis

In ways subtle and extreme, the warming climate is hitting those with the least the hardest.

People are pictured from behind, standing in line at a food truck that has a pink donut painted on its side. In the foreground of the photo is a green and white truck with the words "humanitarian food aid" painted on its door.

The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?

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Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected.

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Christmas is over. Here's what to do with your holiday trash

Household waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years. Rules vary by municipality on what you can recycle and what needs to go into the trash.

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‘Beefy’ monarch butterflies are leaving the coast. How scientists (and you) can track them

The Western Monarch Count is underway, a community science project that aims to understand population changes for the orange butterflies.

Two monarch butterflies mating on the dirt.

Bald eagles, bears and foxes are dying from rat poisoning. Here's how you can protect them

A recent report finds that, despite legislation limiting such chemicals, dozens of species are still being poisoned. And we have rat prevention tips.

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Historic atmospheric river slowly leaves SoCal, but more rain expected next week

Forecasters have warned that with the ground already soaked it will take less rain now to trigger significant damage.

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Evacuation orders issued in SoCal ahead of holiday storm

The orders will go into effect 11 a.m. Tuesday.

A heat map of Southern California showing the rainfall forecast by the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard. The blue-colored header at the top of the image says "Storm Total Rainfall." The subtitle below it says "Tuesday-Saturday (Dec. 23-27, 2025). The map is colored by expected rainfall. A vertical legend to the left of the map shows a gradient of yellow to orange to purple, with purple indicating the highest amount of rain. Several cities are tagged in the map.

California lowers climate pollution by 3%, report finds

Cleaner fuels in heavy-duty transportation, like big rigs, and its deployment of battery storage and solar energy drove this climate progress.

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Major rainfall now expected for this week. Brace for road and airport delays

The National Weather Service updated its forecast on Saturday, predicting major rainfall to arrive late Tuesday night.

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