Climate & Environment

A water-saving experiment got some LA homes to use half as much as their neighbors

A pilot project aims to prove that it’s possible to reduce water consumption to just 13 gallons per day.

A man wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt holds a toddler girl in his arms. The girl is wearing a blue dress with a rainbow print and green leggings. A woman stands next to them wearing a blue, yellow, white and brown sweater. They are standing in front of a beige home with wood shutters.

There's a chance of showers before strong winds move across SoCal

A chance of early showers in the mountains, otherwise partly cloudy with highs in the mid-60s.

The view of the downtown L.A. skyline and the rest of the city of L.A. with gray skies in the background.

SoCal’s sick sea lion problem is getting much worse: ‘We just can’t rescue them all’

Hundreds of sea lions, seabirds and dolphins have come ashore in what experts are calling an 'unprecedented multiple-toxin event.'

A wide view of the small triage center in the parking lot. It's fence off with a large sign that says in red and black letters, caution: emergency marine mammal triage area. Do not enter.

Tustin hanger fire: Was it caused by a break-in to steal copper wire?

The cause of the fire continues to be a mystery. New documents obtained by LAist suggest a few theories about what might have happened in November 2023.

A person looks through a fence at a massive structure on fire, with at least half already destroyed by the flames.

The 101 Freeway wildlife crossing gets its first 'living layer' — soil

It marks another major milestone for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the bridge being built over the busy 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills.

A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a pink high-visibility vest and a yellow hard hat, is pointing towards the camera with her arm outstretched. She's standing in an outdoor construction zone, surrounded by a group of men and women wearing similar yellow hard hats and neon yellow or orange vests.

Meet the investigators hunting oil well pollution in LA neighborhoods

In the absence of consistent monitoring by regulators, a group of public health advocates is working to document methane leaks from oil drilling sites in L.A.

A young man with light brown skin and and curly dark short hair and black rimmed glasses holds a FLIR camera in a neighborhood on a cloudy day.

LA's fire hazard has grown. What does that mean for insurance?

California released new maps that will dictate building requirements in fire-prone areas. State officials say the updates aren’t supposed to influence insurance rates. Really?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in protective gear remove hazardous materials from a home which was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, near a burned car marked "Not EV", on March 26, 2025 in Altadena, California.

Inside the tricky, complicated process of debris removal after LA's fires

As FEMA extends deadline to sign up for free debris removal, we explain different steps of the process.

Aerial photo show numerous streets filled with burned out homes

What's soil blocking? This seeding method helps gardeners use less plastic and peat

Soil blocking is an environmentally friendly method to prep seedlings. The technique has captured the attention of serious gardeners who'd like to make their growing more sustainable.

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California snowpack below average — what does this mean for water supplies?

At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is far better than last year. But it’s nothing like the record-smashing 2023.

Three people wearing blue jackets and black pants stand in a field covered in snow. A man in the foreground is bending over, looking at a blue metal rod that is used to measure the depth of snow.

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