L.A. Times - Environment

In April, EPA Chief Lee Zeldin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a news conference declaring their dedication to studying microplastics, in the human body and in drinking water. But a new EPA drinking water testing rule leaves them out.

On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up wild horses roaming outside an area designated for them along the California-Nevada border.

The weeklong Lineage warehouse fire coincided with a surge in hospital visits from Angelenos concerned about throat pain and breathing problems, The Times has learned.

The Trump administration has initiated a review of the California Coastal Commission and other powerful state coastline watchdogs.

The copious water needed to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights over a week is now running into the LA River.

The L.A. City Council attempted to phase out oil production in 2022, but the ordinance was struck down by a judge following legal challenges from the oil and gas industry.

Toxic air has covered the San Gabriel Valley and beyond at times, as the fire continues to burn and the wind shifts the pall in different directions.

California may have an anti-data center movement, but high energy prices were already blocking development.

Seems everybody is suing California over its landmark single-use plastic law. Wholesalers and distributors say it violates interstate commerce laws and the constitution. Environmentalists and anti-waste supporters aren't happy, either.

Los Angeles declared a state of emergency due to a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has burned for several days. Here's a rundown of what we know:

Communities, climate activists and workers took to the streets in Guadalajara to protest what they describe as 'greenwashing through sports' by Hyundai.

Founded in 2025, Humble Robotics is building self-driving freight trucks with no steering wheel, driver's seat or gas pedal.