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 Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro is reporting no new animals with signs of toxicosis in recent days.
-
A warming trend will raise temperatures to around 100 degrees for deserts.
-
The drier plants get, the easier they burn. So after a dry rainy season and the recent heat in Southern California, grasses are primed to catch fire.
-
The president is set to sign a bill that will mark the first time Congress has used its powers to attempt to overturn the state's nation-leading auto-emissions standards.
-
Communities living near oil drilling want the city to move quickly to reinstate its oil phaseout rule, as well as curtail practices like acid maintenance.
-
Last year the state recorded roughly 1,000 pelicans captured for rehabilitation. This year, only 250 ailing pelicans have been tallied so far, but there are fresh challenges.
-
The U.S. government filed the lawsuit in 2023 to recover firefighting costs and to address other damages from the wildfire in fall 2020.
-
SoCal is in for a cooling trend in time for Memorial Day after a mini heatwave.
-
Officials want to give local flora and fauna a chance to bounce back after the Eaton Fire. They also want to protect hikers from danger.
-
Heal the Bay’s annual beach report card just came out, and the water at the Santa Monica Pier is once again some of the dirtiest along the West Coast.
-
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
-
L.A. County is offering free tests after recent analysis showed high levels of lead downwind of the January fire that devastated Altadena.
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
-
All but two have burned in the last 20 years.
-
We all need to be concerned — and prepared.
-
Earlier this year, Pacoima Beautiful painted 10 square blocks and murals with a special coat that mitigates the hotness of the asphalt, reflects solar waves and beautifies the area.
-
We break down every type of flood notice from the National Weather Service and what you need to do at each step.
-
Not all emergency agencies use the same language. Here’s your rundown on how evacuation orders work
-
State officials say they need a relatively new technology to achieve state climate goals. Opponents say it's just another lifeline for fossil fuels.
-
We’ve compiled dozens of tips to help get you through the rising temperatures in Southern California — from heat illness signs to finding a place to cool down.
-
You may have noticed you're being bitten here there and everywhere this year. Enjoy being dinner for the pesky bugs.
-
To state the obvious: California has a water problem. But experts say conservation alone can’t solve our water woes. Should recycled sewage water play a bigger role?Listen 4:07
-
A California Newsroom investigation finds that the department's missteps potentially leave the state at greater risk of catastrophic fires.
