L.A. Times - Environment

Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why it still hasn't rebounded and what should be done.

Groundwater has fallen to precarious depths in much of the world. New research highlights areas that have been able to bring levels back up.

Some gas stations are charging over $7 for gas in California. Not all of that price can be explained, the state warned.

The San Diego County Water Authority has reached a deal to sell some of its water to part of Riverside County.

Sampling on L.A. area beaches found no lead or other metals at concentrations that could hurt humans or animals.

EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding in February eliminated the foundation of much of U.S. climate policy.

Edison International boosted the pay of its top executives last year despite their responsibility for the safety of the company's electricity lines before the deadly Eaton fire, which destroyed a wide swath of Altadena and killed 19 people

Agriculture, packaging and restaurant trade groups are suing California in federal court, arguing the state's Truth in Recycling law violates their free speech.

The Trump administration has announced $540 million in spending on water infrastructure projects in California. Much of it will go to repair aging and sinking canals in the Central Valley.

The new plan aims to bring at least 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters under the care of Indigenous tribes — representing the acreage the U.S. promised and failed to hold for tribal reservations.

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large fraction of the organic material in our coastal waters. In the open ocean, it's plastics.

Winter has brought California's Sierra Nevada a below-average amount of snow, and the snowpack has been shrinking for weeks.

Aging fields and volatile markets make drilling a tough sell, even with a path cleared for permitting.

President Trump is asserting executive authority to demand California restart controversial offshore oil drilling along its coastline amid soaring gas prices during the war with Iran. Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly pledged legal action against the effort.