Climate & Environment

Severe toxic algae bloom that sickened or killed hundreds of marine animals appears to be subsiding

The Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro is reporting no new animals with signs of toxicosis in recent days.

A brown sea liion tht's laying flat on a wet concrete surface that's surrounded by a fence. The mammal appears lethargic.

A warming trend will raise temperatures to around 100 degrees for deserts.

A city street lined with palm trees and colorful businesses. The sky is mostly clear and blue.

Is it time for wildfires again in California? Here’s how fuels are looking

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.

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Trump is poised to revoke California's cleaner-car rules

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.

LA repeals oil phaseout law as residents near wells seek health protections

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.

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A black oil pumpjack in the center of the image with green tree canopy in the foreground and a neighborhood in the background.

California’s pelicans are once again starving. This year, it’s the babies

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.

Two brown pelicans are pictured facing each other. A pool of water is pictured in the background.

SoCal Edison to pay $82.5 million to settle Bobcat Fire lawsuit

The U.S. government filed the lawsuit in 2023 to recover firefighting costs and to address other damages from the wildfire in fall 2020.

Cloudy skies and cooler weather in store this Memorial Day weekend

SoCal is in for a cooling trend in time for Memorial Day after a mini heatwave.

Among a wide expanse of meadow, verdant mountains tower a old white church at Paramount Ranch. Trees are scattered around the meadow, as puffy white clouds obscure the towering mountains, allowing a peak of light blue sky to sneak through.

Eaton Canyon trails will remain closed through 2025 due to damage from January fire

Officials want to give local flora and fauna a chance to bounce back after the Eaton Fire. They also want to protect hikers from danger.

Four people stand in front of a fence, waiting to speak at a press conference. Behind them, there is a grass-covered mountainside and a bright blue sky. In the middle of the image, a woman with light skin tone and medium-length dark hair stands behind a podium and speaks in the direction of a microphone. Next to her, a tripod holds up a poster that reads "Why is Eaton Canyon Closed?"

Just in time for summer, here are the cleanest and dirtiest beaches in SoCal

Heal the Bay’s annual beach report card just came out, and the water at the Santa Monica Pier is once again some of the dirtiest along the West Coast.

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Paco the Spanish Water Dog jumps off the surf board in the second head of large dogs during the World Dog Surfing Championships Saturday, Aug. 3, in Pacifica, Calif.

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