Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Climate & Environment
Most areas will seen between a half an inch and 1 inch of rain, which should clear out by Saturday morning.
Sponsored message
More Stories
-
Friday is the warmest day of the week, so stay hydrated and put on sunscreen.
-
The county planned to send concrete from the Eaton Fire burn area to the Antelope Valley for later use reinforcing roads. The plan was abandoned after community outrage.
-
The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects.
-
Angel City Lumber is trying to find a space where logs salvaged after the Eaton Fire can be stored and milled.
-
There are opportunities for the public to share feedback on what will be Southern California largest recycled water projects.
-
Temperatures are above normal for Thursday and Friday in SoCal.
-
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. didn't send delegates to this year's world climate conference called COP30. But that void is being filled by leaders from state and cities including California.
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
-
The reasons are varied, ranging from fire dangers to a lack of funding, environmental concerns — and fears of ICE sweeps.
-
The judge said the state’s fire insurance of last resort violates the state insurance code.
-
The project to spare mountain lions and other animals from having to cross the 101 Freeway is set to be completed in the fall of 2026.
-
A warming trend kicks in today for Southern California, but temperatures are still around normal.
-
Bacteria in the ocean can make you sick. Here’s what you need to know.
-
A GOP plan to sell off public land may be off the table after the advisor to the U.S. Senate said the plan would violate chamber rules.
-
People reported feeling a short jolt, but damage is unlikely.
-
SoCal is in for another cool day with temperatures below the season's normal. Come Thursday, though, the heat will pick back up.
-
The California Communities Extreme Heat Scoring System — which the state is calling CalHeatScore — can tell you the level of heat-related health risk you face, on a scale of zero to four, and point you to cooling resources in your area.
-
Tech-savvy California is still debating how to regulate the electricity use of AI data centers.
