Climate & Environment

Two for two! Big Bear’s famous bald eagles lay another egg in second round of the season

The feathered duo, Jackie and Shadow, are getting another chance at raising chicks after the first two eggs were breached by ravens last month.

An adult bald eagle standing in a nest of twigs over two white eggs.

Santa Barbara judge rules against company that turned to Trump for help restarting pipeline

A judge tentatively ruled federal intervention wasn't enough to let Sable Offshore restart a pipeline shut after a massive Santa Barbara oil spill.

A group of people talk amongst one another in a room with a screen projecting an image of demonstrators holding up signs that read "No offshore oil."

LA firefighter testifies his concerns over Lachman Fire cleanup ‘fell on deaf ears’

The deposition was released by representatives of the thousands of families affected by the Palisades Fire.

A red and white helicopter flies over a fire burning on a hillside next to a residential area.

Porkchop the sea turtle goes home

The Aquarium of the Pacific released a rehabilitated green sea turtle back to the wild after a lengthy recovery.

A sea turtle flaps its flippers while a man and a woman lowers it into the water.

A wildflower bloom is back in Riverside County. Here’s how to (responsibly) check it out

Visitors are being asked to enjoy the bloom at Diamond Valley Lake thoughtfully, so stay on the trail and don’t pick the flowers.

A close up of a dense outdoor area with orange and purple native flowers. In the background is the lake water.

Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm

Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land … into solar farms.

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What California’s planned power outages cost schools: Darkness, disruption and debt

California schools faced repeated planned power outages in 2024-25 as Edison cut electricity to prevent wildfires, forcing closures and costly backup power solutions.