Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Climate & Environment
A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
Sponsored message
More Stories
-
The closures affect approximately 9 miles of the L.A. County coastline.
-
The EPA has created two sites in L.A. County to start receiving hazardous household materials for processing.
-
And are you safe if you live farther away? There’s no magic answer to these questions, but we break down what we know.
-
School officials are scrambling to find an alternate site for its campus while trying to support families, nearly half of whom lost their homes in the fire.
-
Fire danger is at critical levels in the areas, which aren’t scheduled to reopen until Feb. 1.
-
Malibu schools were also closed for the day amid worries about conditions.
-
Citing the L.A. fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
-
Heavy rain is in the forecast starting 4 p.m. on Sunday until Monday afternoon. Burn scars, in particular those around the Eaton Fire areas, might see the hardest impact.
-
Big Bear’s internet famous bald eagle couple is getting another shot at parenthood.
-
Like many invasive plants in California, tumbleweeds heighten fire danger.
-
Many residents in Altadena evacuated not knowing it would be the last time they would see their homes standing. Their decisions about what possessions to take were rushed — or not made at all.
-
The area of biggest concern is around the Eaton Fire. Parts of Malibu and the Pacific Palisades should also be prepared.
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
Support your source for local news!
In case you missed it
-
911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind. -
LAist investigates illicit dumping at three Antelope Valley sites. -
An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
More Stories
-
Everything from toiletries and infant care supplies to first aid equipment is being shipped to the island.
-
Long Beach researchers are studying the effectiveness of the so-called stingray shuffle against the flat fish’s piercing barb.
-
The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. A Native American tribe is hoping to be partners in managing it.Listen 4:54
-
It could take hundreds of years for them to recover.
-
Bear 64F is believed to be one of three animals who've broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe in the last year and helped themselves to messy meals, enchanting the internet.
-
The cooling trend continues into the weekend. There's also a 20% chance of thunderstorms.
-
You don’t have to drive all the way to the desert to get a look at the phenomena.
-
Having torched 93,000 acres, the blaze is 93% contained, according to authorities.
-
The resort is shutting down after a season that stretched 275 days after record-breaking snowfall over the winter.
-
Feel free to keep your tree-related questions coming.
