Climate & Environment

6 ways to celebrate Earth Day on the Eastside this month

Join a community cleanup in Boyle Heights or the annual kite festival in El Sereno to honor the day.

People holding a trash bag and long trash tongs stand near a lake and a pathway that wraps around it with trees and grass surrounding it.

California marine protected areas have revitalized patches of ocean. Will they expand or shrink?

An ongoing petition process with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife could shrink, expand or add new protected areas along California's coast.

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An outcropping topped with palm trees is seen in the distance from a camera partially submerged under an ocean wave.

The Big Bear eaglet naming contest is open! Here's how you can help choose

The nonprofit that runs the popular livestream of the eagle nest is accepting suggestions from the public before Big Bear third graders vote on the winners.

Two tiny gray fuzzy bald eagle chicks are trying to sit up straight in the bottom of a nest of sticks. The head of an adult eagle is leaning down into the nest to feed the chicks from it's orange beak.

Stingrays are stinging more Southern Californians. Here’s why

Climate change and a historic lack of predators are the main culprits that have helped round stingray populations here.

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A small round stingray on top of sand under water.

California salmon fishing finally poised to reopen. Can the industry recover?

Three years of cancelled salmon seasons have devastated the industry. Now, salmon fishing is expected to finally reopen. Will it be enough for the industry to survive?