Climate & Environment

SoCal water use falls to new low partly due to more efficient appliances

There's been a 45% decrease since the 1980s, according to the latest report.

A concrete channel receives water cascading down a mountain side.

More houses are being built in wildfire-prone areas. Los Angeles has a plan to stop

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn?

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Warmer weather on tap for the weekend

Look for slightly warmer temperatures and mostly sunny skies.

A lifeguard tour and palm trees at a sandy beach with blue waves crashing

Last chance for northeast SFV residents to apply for free rooftop solar. Here’s how

Income-qualified Pacoima and Sun Valley residents are eligible.

Two men install solar panels on a roof. The man on the right is wearing a long sleeved dress shirt, red gloves and a white hard had with the word "Sal" on it. The second man on the left is using a power drill in his right hand on one of the panels. He's wearing a yellow and white hat, dark shirt, dark pants, and blue sleeves are covering his arms. He's wearing a red colored utility belt around his waist.

As most of Angeles National Forest reopens, officials warn against ‘crushing the life out of’ plants in closed areas

Two portions of the forest will remain closed for safety concerns and so the landscape can recover after the recent wildfires.

Mountain tops, partially covered in white snow, are reaching into a burnt orange colored sky.

SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates to help pay for 2017 Thomas Fire

Customers are picking up the $1.7 billion tab after the utility’s equipment was linked to the wildfire and resulting flooding seven years ago.

Fire, smoke, and ash are burning in the hills in the distance.

Massive Salton Sea lithium project gets judge’s go-ahead, ending advocates’ lawsuit

Social and environmental groups claimed the project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in an environmental impact report.

A swing set standing in a large body of water with rocks in mud in the foreground. In the background are mountains in the distance.

Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake

L.A. had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.

A rocky outcropping juts from a lake. The sky is hazy with pink and grey clouds

More rain on the way for fire-scarred SoCal

Forecasted rainfall rates don't look like they'll be high enough to trigger debris flows in recently burned areas.

Rain drops fall in a puddle during an early season rainstorm in Los Angeles, CA.

Researchers share detailed air quality data as questions linger over toxic chemicals

Researchers contributing to the ASCENT network of air quality sensors observed spikes in lead and chlorine downwind from the Eaton Fire — and their measurements are now publicly available.

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