Climate & Environment

At a Pasadena post office, people displaced by Eaton Fire share grief, hope, community

Displaced Altadena residents grieve and support their neighbors as they wait in line for mail.

Richard Castaneda stands and waits for his mail outside the Pasadena Post Office on Lincoln Ave. His home burned down in the 2025 Eaton Fire. He wares a weathered jean jacket. He has a bushy white mustache.

California approves $2.5 billion fire relief plan ahead of Trump’s Pacific Palisades visit

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a plan to provide $2.5 billion in relief to communities damaged by the Los Angeles fires ahead of President Donald Trump’s Friday tour of the Pacific Palisades.

A woman wearing dark clothing and man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans embrace while standing in front of the remains of a burned out home. Another man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans stands beside them.

Trump and Newsom embrace in LA, but the president just added new conditions for fire aid

The president excluded Gov. Newsom from plans for his visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today, but the governor showed up on the tarmac anyway, and the two said they would cooperate.

A white man in a dark button up long-sleeved shirt points his finger toward another older white man in a dark ball cap and navy suit jacket. During the outdoor exchange, a woman in a black hat and beige jacket looks on while wearing dark sunglasses.

Trump to visit disaster zone in Southern California after North Carolina

President Trump took first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters.

How the Altadena Seed Library is helping regrow the community after the deadly Eaton Fire

The library is looking for donations of native plant seeds that can help restore the ecosystem.

A woman wearing a muted green baseball cap, a white face mask, and black t-shirt is looking ahead into the camera. She's standing next to a blue, purple, and pink wooden box affixed to a black metal gate in front of a several story tan building.

Rancho Palos Verdes landslide is costing almost as much as all city operations

The City Council this week approved taking money from other infrastructure projects to help pay for dewatering wells.

An overhead photo of a road in a hilly area that is damaged.

Firefighters across SoCal battle new fires as red flag warning conditions subside

Firefighters had to battle multiple fire that cropped up heading into what forecasters say could be a rainy weekend.

Multiple fire trucks with their lights on are parked under an overpass as fire burns a hillside in the background at night.

Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms and cities

Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley farmers.