L.A. Times - Environment

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

A preliminary survey found 20% of street trees that survived the 2025 fires have gone missing in the past year. Local advocates blame a lack of watering and careless contractors.

California's long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, saying loopholes make it toothless and even harmful.

It's not just that this California gubernatorial candidate has taken big donations from Chevron. The real tell was that he refused to take on Big Oil over climate change when other attorneys general were suing.

Tom Steyer has sold himself to voters as an agent of change, but will they buy the billionaire's own transformation?

The activities have been temporarily banished from Oceano Dunes, sparking anxiety among local business owners.

In the City of Industry, San Gabriel Valley residents join a growing nationwide movement against the creation of battery energy storage systems and data centers

The California Department of Insurance is seeking to suspend State Farm's license and fine it millions of dollars alleging widespread mishandling of L.A. wildfire claims.

Now California must figure out how to replace some 200,000 barrels of oil a day that will no longer be arriving from the Persian Gulf.

Firefighters captured video of a mini tornado known as an ash devil swirling above the San Bernardino County desert after the Trinity fire.

California, Arizona and Nevada announced the three states have negotiated a plan for larger water cutbacks along the shrinking Colorado River.

AI wildlife deepfakes are flooding social media, even targeting celebrity eagles Jackie and Shadow. Experts warn the "AI slop" poses real-world danger for animals and people.

The e-bike startup, called Also, was incubated within Rivian before launching publicly last year with a $3,500 flagship product.

Some California farmers must start reporting to the state how much groundwater they pump. In two areas, Tule and Tulare Lake, they're submitting pumping data this week.

Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, which is now cost competitive.