Climate & Environment

Morning clouds will linger in Southern California with below average temps in the mid-60s.

A view of partially-cloudy skies with a view of the downtown Los Angeles skyline following several days of atmospheric river storms as seen from Boyle Heights

LA County approves funding for lead tests at homes downwind of Eaton Fire

Lead traveled in the air and settled outside the burn area. LA County will make $3 million available for people with intact properties to test their soil.

Black smoke and an orange cast sky can be seen in the distance behind a hillside dotted with homes

California sets aside $170 million to thin vegetation, forests to help prevent wildfires

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

A firefighter dressed in a yellow helmet and jacket holds a shovel and walks between several trees.

California bill to cut solar incentives prompts fierce debate

A member of the California Assembly from Whittier says her legislation would reduce electricity costs for people without rooftop solar panels.

Rooftop solar panels installed on a row of homes

Slow and steady cooldown for SoCal

Patchy drizzle early in SoCal. Highs Tuesday in the high 60s.

Gray clouds above a street with store fronts on both sides

A 5.2 magnitude quake strikes northeast of San Diego

Shaking was felt as far away as Los Angeles. Light damage is possible.

A map showing that the quake was centered near San Diego.

Today is the deadline for LA fire survivors to join government debris clearing program

Most eligible property owners have opted in.

A person wearing a white safety suit sprays water onto a burned property near a yellow tractor. There are mountains and some houses in the background.

Trump’s trade war could upend California’s EV agenda

President Donald Trump‘s trade war is upending all aspects of the world economy, but the electric vehicle industry could soon be feeling the pain.

a black car is charging in an indoor parking garage. The charger

Can NASA help predict wildflower super blooms?

Scientists at NASA are mapping flower blooms to better understand our ever-changing planet.

Some shadows cover green and yellow hillsides. Large mountains are under shade in the background.

France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?

Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail — and what could create momentum to catch up.

Illustration of high-speed train zooming through a grassy landscape

Hikers, beware: Eaton Fire brings out whimsically named poodle-dog bush

The poodle-dog bush, with its lavender, bell-shaped flowers, can produce a painful rash for people who come in contact with it.

An image of a large, prickly bush with long stems covered at the bottom with green, prickly stems and topped with lavender flowers. The leaves are said to droop an coil like poodle fur.

Wildlife is returning to the Altadena foothills after the Eaton Fire. Yes, that's a mountain lion

Scientists plan to study the Chaney Trail Corridor to better understand how nature recovers after fire.

A black and white image of a mountain lion standing in an open field.

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