Climate & Environment

California Poised To Ban New Diesel Trucks

Trucking companies say the deadlines for converting big rigs, delivery trucks and other heavy vehicles are unachievable and will cause “chaos and dysfunction” of California’s economy. The move is designed to clean communities’ air, especially near ports, warehouses and freeways.

Don't worry if you missed the Northern Lights, they could be back soon

It's partly because the sun’s approaching solar maximum.

A bright green night sky with the aurora borealis.

Land Of Fire And Flood: How The Climate Crisis Is Challenging Our Water Supply

With the change in seasons comes more risk of fire and flood. And the climate crisis is making it all more extreme.

An image from above of water spilling over concrete barriers.

You'll Want To See This Magnificent Bloom In California's Central Coast. We've Got The Pictures

California's year of endless storms has seeded superblooms of wildflowers and provided a boost to some of the state's endangered ecosystems.

People view fields of flowers at Carrizo Plains National Monument, California's largest remaining grassland.

Does Our Wet Season Mean We’ll See More Cases Of West Nile Virus?

Not necessarily.

A mosquito being lifted by tweezer and put into a test tube.

Careless Feet Could Doom Our Next Wildflower Super Bloom

How to respectfully enjoy nature’s spring bounty.

A field of flowers and grasses. There are patches of orange, which are California poppies, yellow, which are fiddlenecks. There are mountains in the distance and people appear small in the background walking on a trail.

Bolsa Chica And Crystal Cove In Orange County Are Fully Open After Winter Pummeling

Coastal state parks up and down California suffered major damage from pounding winter storms.

View of a road with the beach on the right and a fence on the left, with a highway on the other side. Orange cones line the road and the pavement is caved in on the left-hand side.

The push to reimagine LA's streets and alleyways to fight both drought and floods

From Sun Valley To South Central, "Green Alleys" are helping to alleviate flooding in neighborhoods while making space for nature in a paved-over city.

A middle age Latina woman with shoulder length dark brown hair and a blue t-shirt that reads "LA Let's Go Los Doyers" stands in a winding path in an alley encased by plants and green concrete walls. She looks towards the left of frame and her face is partly lit by the sun and partly in shadow from the plants above her on the right of frame.

For The First Time In 17 Years, California Is Ready To Fill Everyone's Water Requests. LA Is Getting Its Share

We're seeing major reservoirs reach capacity already.

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Water flows in big streams into the Diamond Valley Lake reservoir.

The Story of the Biggest, Wettest Winter in Western History And What It Tells Us Today

A "megaflood" back in 1862 provides hints of the future, but even bigger floods are anticipated. Is L.A. ready?

a black and white photo of a bridge falling into a rushing river.

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