L.A. Times - Environment

After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, with state wildlife officials reporting a modern record number of the apex predators in 2025.

A Los Angeles judge has denied a move by State Farm and other home insurers to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of colluding to drive homeowners onto the rolls of California's insurer of last resort.

Southern California is in for some windy weather over the weekend, which could bring brief periods of elevated wildfire risk to some areas.

Orange County officials announced they will 'pause' spraying herbicides in creeks across the county. The decision came after a social media campaign by residents.

The White House has told Western states it's working on a 10-year plan for the overtapped Colorado River that will allow for reassessing cutbacks every two years.

'Trash interceptors' will be installed in the L.A. and San Gabriel rivers to stop tons of plastic from reaching the ocean before the 2028 Olympics.

California health officials have released new scientific findings about health risks from exposure to two air toxics present in California's ambient air, acrolein and ethylene oxide.

A super-strength El Niño appears to be taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, heightening concerns that Southern California could be in for an extreme rainy season.

Trump is shelling out more than $1 billion of taxpayer money to kill wind power projects, but his hatred for the technology is based on myths.

California has one of the most successful "virtual power plants" in the world, but it's on the chopping block.

As more rain is concentrated in heavier storms, many parts of California and the western U.S. are drying, new research shows.

Marta Segura stepped into the new role in 2022 amid a dramatic increase in climate-fueled heat events.

Workers at Agresti Calf Ranch in the Central Valley also were spotted removing animals' horns, apparently without anesthesia.

A fight over California's redwood forests pits tribes and environmentalists against loggers as lawmakers consider a bill to reimagine the state's 14 demonstration forests.

Activists and experts say the time is ripe to activate bipartisan legislation to address pollution in the Tijuana River.