L.A. Times - Environment

The Los Angeles County District Attorney is investigating whether Southern California Edison should be criminally prosecuted for its actions in last year's devastating Eaton wildfire, which killed 19 people and left thousands of families homeless.

Altadena residents worry Edison's work to bury power lines after the Eaton fire could cost families tens of thousands of dollars. And dozens of trees could die as crews dig trenches and cut their roots, residents say.

Experiments with natural gas pipelines are only a stalling tactic and profit grab that will prolong pollution. The real solution is to go electric.

Researchers have released the first parcel-level analysis to map all paved surfaces across L.A. County. In particular, large parking lots are ripe for change, they say.

The 3-year-old wolf — known as BEY03F — made history when she entered L.A. County last weekend. But she's spending the romantic holiday in Kern County.

Imperial Beach couple Mike and Patricia McCoy have inspired generations of coastal conservationists.

A two-acre Los Angeles oil drill site near the St. Vincent Elementary School in University Park, had been releasing noxious fumes for years. Finally, the wells have been shut down.

Seven states have missed a federal deadline to reach a water deal on the Colorado River. They remain divided how to cut water use.

After multiple years of layoffs and negative profits, the electric vehicle maker Rivian reported promising earnings for 2025. The Irvine-based automaker is getting ready to release its cheapest vehicle yet.

Cleanup crews arrived at the largest site in the Palisades still filled with fire debris this week. However, residents hardly see it as a step toward returning home.

California wildlife officials on Thursday voted to list six small, isolated mountain lion populations as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act.

Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle advocacy group announced that Sandy Steers, a biologist and the group's executive director, died Wednesday evening.

The 2009 endangerment finding affirms that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare. Its repeal marks one of the most significant deregulatory actions in U.S. history.