Climate & Environment

Barry’s back! Large black bear hiding out under another Altadena home

The 550-pound male bear is back to his old tricks after being relocated miles away in the Angeles National Forest.

Listen 48:15

A security camera view of the side of a house and a crawlspace, with the top half of a huge black bear sticking out of the crawlspace opening.

Battle over industrial boilers gets a new tool that you can use to combat pollution

A new climate coalition is calling on air quality regulators to phase out 1,800 of these boilers at places like schools and hospitals.

A view of four cylindrical industrial boilers inside a room with pipes coming out of them.

Mild weather gives way to warmer temps this weekend

We'll see warmer weather starting Sunday.

Santa Ana winds continue as warm weather creeps in

A warming trend for the region enters the chat.

An aerial photo of the city of Los Angeles and beyond. In the foreground is the dark green capped Griffith Observatory, in the distance is the downtown L.A. skyline.

Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards

At a White House this afternoon, President Donald Trump said he was terminating "ridiculously burdensome" fuel economy rules.

Listen 3:45

South Gate is opening its Urban Orchard park to harvesting for the first time

A new park that opened recently in South Gate, complete with avocado and citrus trees and vegetable beds, will open for a community picking on Dec. 9.

Listen 3:56

Wind advisories in place for parts of SoCal as Santa Anas return

Parts of L.A. and Ventura County mountains under wind advisories until Thursday afternoon.

An image of foothills and houses in the San Gabriel Valley with a mountain range in the background.

Breezy conditions ahead of another Santa Ana wind event this week

Expect weaker winds today before the Santa Anas come back tomorrow.

Sunset at a marina with water in the foreground and small personal boats in the background.

Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?

Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're running into challenges.

A man wears a leaf blower on his back and directs it toward leaves and dirt, creating a cloud of haze.

Cooler weather is headed into SoCal for the weekend

Temperatures in Southern California will drop to the mid 60s to low 70s.

May gray skies provide a gloomy background over the Los Angeles basin in a view with homes and skyscrapers in the background. Palm trees line some of the streets below.

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