Climate & Environment

‘Unprecedented’ toxic algae bloom continues to kill Southern California whales and other wildlife

Rescuers have received thousands of calls about dolphins, sea lions, birds and other animals who need help.

A dead whale is washed up on brown rocks, several feet away from the dark blue ocean. Three people are standing around the whale

Another partly sunny and mild day for SoCal

Partly sunny across Los Angeles, with highs near 67.

A visitor to Lake Balboa Park in Lake Balboa, walks along a trail under partly cloudy weather.

LA Zoo elephants pack their trunks for Oklahoma

Billy and Tina, the last two remaining Asian elephants at the L.A. Zoo, are relocating to the Tulsa Zoo.

An elephant in an enclosure, shrouded in darkness.

Need Earth Day optimism? Here are some environmental do-gooders in your backyard

At a time when communities feel fractured, here's a look at online communities taking a pragmatic approach to changing the world for the better.

Cloudy and cool with morning fog for the week ahead

Cloudy through mid-morning in SoCal with highs near 70.

A person is walking on a paved dirt path and holding the leash of a brown dog. The grass extends beside them with several trees lining the path. A skyline is rising behind them and beneath a blue sky with clouds.

Utilities are planning to bury power lines after the LA fires. Should they?

We take a closer look at Southern California Edison’s plans to go underground with power lines in Altadena and Malibu.

An electrical tower is seen on a barren hillside

How baby chickens became America’s hottest commodity

Soaring egg prices have people flocking to buy chickens, creating a nationwide shortage of chicks.

Yellow baby chicks and brown baby chicks are in a cage. The chicks are walking on strands of hay.

Deep roots keep martial arts master in Altadena after fire disaster

Although her business premises were destroyed, Shelene Hearring’s students helped her understand that “all the spirits, all the energy, all the love, all those years were still living.

A woman stands in front of a destroyed structure in Altadena, California.

Pasadena baseball fields closed for elevated lead levels

Officials said parks and fields within the affected neighborhoods should test for heavy metals in the soil.

An empty baseball field is surrounded by large green trees and a green grass. The infield is filled with tan sand with a fenced cage in the bottom center.

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets are getting closer to leaving the nest

They still have a lot of growing to do, but Sunny and Gizmo should be weeks away from fledging.

Three bald eagles, including one adult in the middle flanked by eaglets on each side, are standing in a nest made of twigs, sticks and fluff. The sky is foggy and gray behind them.

The LA fires left behind millions of tons of debris, some of it toxic. Where does it all go?

In the Eaton Fire burn area, material that can be reused is being taken to Altadena Golf Course, where it is sorted and processed. Here's how it works.

Cloudy skies and mild temps again before a slight warmup

Mostly cloudy Friday in SoCal, with highs near 65 degrees.

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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