L.A. Times - Environment

While cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees in Florida and videos circulate of frozen "exploding" trees in the Northeast, Southern California is working up a sweat.

Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may change that. Scientists say the animals will suffer as a result.

Small water companies in Altadena are struggling financially after the Eaton fire and are starting to charge customers more. One of the utilities is trying to stave off insolvency.

The snowpack in California stands at just 59% of average for this time of year. Extraordinary warmth has meant that storms bring more rain and less snow.

The administration staffed up a new group that published a report downplaying the severity of global warming. The EPA leaned on that report in its proposal to repeal the endangerment finding.

When U.S. Customs and Border Protections agents questioned what was behind the 'abnormally bulging' groin of a Tijuana resident as he attempted to cross the border late last year, the 35-year-old responded it was part of his male anatomy, according to court documents. It was two parakeets.

The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.

The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters' anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state's top Democratic candidates for governor on Wednesday.

California regulators will soon decide on a water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Environmental advocates warn that the proposal on the table will harm the ecosystem.

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison Tuesday, claiming the electric company was to blame for igniting last year's Eaton fire, which destroyed the congregation's historic sanctuary, preschool and other buildings.

Assemblymember John Harabedian is introducing new legislation that would create statewide science-based standards for the testing and removal of contamination left by wildfires.

On Wednesday, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and injured sea turtles go through rehabilitation, including "Porkchop," who had a flipper amputated.

California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular cliffs of Big Sur.

The companies announced a new venture on Monday to help firefighters prevent, detect and respond more quickly to wildfires.

Heavy rain in 2002 and 2023 delayed progress on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, but the builders say they're on target to open the crossing late this fall.