Climate & Environment

Want To Weigh In On The SoCalGas Proposal To Raise Rates? Here's How — Including How To Watch The Next Live Hearing

The second of two hearings takes place on Wednesday, March 15.

File: Residents arrive at the SoCal Gas Community Resource Center in Porter Ranch on Jan. 8, 2016.

Hundreds Of Emergency Personnel Are Mobilized To Help Increasingly Desperate Snowed-In San Bernardino Mountain Residents

San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said it could be a week before residents can get out of their homes and down the mountain.

An aerial view shows a long line of people outside a store with a roof covered in snow.

Get Ready — Winter Wonderland Of Snow Heightens Risk Of Bigger Spring Floods (Landslides, Too)

From the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains to the northern Sierra Nevada, a lot of California is buried in snow. But as the climate crisis drives increasingly severe weather, dangerous flooding is more likely.

SoCal's Beloved Wildflower Hotline Is Back For Its 40th Year

The Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline celebrates its 40th year, providing weekly updates on California’s beautiful blooms.

Some Of California Is Free Of Drought, But The Climate Crisis Is Changing What That Means

The eastern Sierra Nevada, which supplies much of the Southland's water, has benefitted the most from recent storms, but that doesn't mean conservation rules will end.

Stranded In San Bernardino Mountains For More Than A Week, Residents Are Eager For Relief

One resident has resorted to pitching a tent inside her home where indoor temperatures were in the 40s and power was still sporadic.

An open door is blocked by several feet of snow.

Why Avalanches Have Mount Baldy Road Closed — With A High Degree Of Concern More Are Possible

The official Twitter account of Mount Baldy Resort has reported “multiple life threatening avalanches”

A vehicle clears snow in front of a restaurant as snow falls in the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County near Los Angeles County, on February 24, 2023 in Mount Baldy, California.

Feeling Stuck Indoors? Here’s Some Inspo To Get Out Of A Gloomy LA Day Rut

It’s going to be tempting to sit on the couch and binge watch literally everything. Try not to.

A cyclist heads up the Ballona Creek bike path, which is lined by metal fencing on the left and a retaining wall decorated with colorful tiles and murals on the right, at the Duquesne Avenue access point.

California Keeps Sending Toxic Soil To Out-Of-State Landfills — Newsom And Legislators Are Slow To Change Course

California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in to keep the waste in state?