Climate & Environment

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.

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Climate solutions for reducing home energy use can be extremely simple — and sometimes even free, says Dorit Aviv, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

Amid ecological decline at Salton Sea, Audubon California finds 15% increase in shore birds

Scientists say the findings should push public officials to do more to conserve migratory bird habitat elsewhere in the state.

Small birds dig their beaks into a shallow marsh.

SoCal weather to warm up through the middle of the week

Temperatures in the 90s and dry conditions will increase the risk of grass fires.

A distinctive narrow high-rise has a pyramid-shaped top. the top of a palm tree is visible in the foregroud.

Tuesday's Strawberry Moon will hug the horizon. How to see it

For all the Southern California space fans, the full moon Tuesday night into Wednesday morning coincides with a major lunar standstill.

The sturgeon supermoon over Vanderbilt University's West End Tower in Nashville, Tenn., in August 2023.

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

The research highlights the groundwater issues complicating the Colorado River's already strained water supply.

A massive dam is surround by brown hills.

Go, Gizmo! Both Big Bear eaglets fly away from nest

It’s a bittersweet moment for tens of thousands of fans who’ve watched the eagles grow through the YouTube livestream.

Southern California air quality regulators reject plan to phase out gas water heaters and furnaces

The South Coast Air Quality Management District's vote Friday comes after a federal prosecutor threatened to sue if the rules were enacted.

Should polluters pay? California’s climate ‘superfund’ plan may have stalled

Proposed legislation hasn't moved out of the Assembly and Senate, raising questions about how far California will go in efforts to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage.

Silhouettes of oil wells and phone cables in a field backlit from a sunset.

Dry and warm conditions for SoCal this weekend

Southern California is in for a warm weekend with dry weather.

A view from a four to five lane freeway of a dense fog over the area. Trees lining the lanes on the right hand side are dark and partially obscured by the conditions. The sun, also on the right side of the photo above the trees, is barely peaking out from the sky. Several vehicles are driving along, away from the camera.

As SoCal air regulators try to phase out polluting appliances, the gas lobby fights back

SoCal Gas and business groups have been lobbying heavily against rules to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters in homes. A vote is set for Friday.

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