Climate & Environment

California Democrats have made a series of moves to blunt or roll back environmental laws. What's behind the shift?

911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind.

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And why that matters for native plant ecosystems.

We're going to see between 5 and 10 degrees of cooling in SoCal this weekend.

Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, survivors and experts offer advice and perspective at an LAist event.

Here’s a list and a map of the affected beaches.

California pushes AI in government, but the wildfire chatbot falls short.

Just a few weeks remain to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump or solar panels more affordable.

There are no state or local protections for tenants without cooling. That could soon change.

Deadly floods like those in Texas are rare in California, but climate change-fueled storms could make them more likely, climate scientists say.