L.A. Times - Environment

Residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates received notices saying debris removal will finally begin on Jan. 2, after months of waiting and uncertainty. Not everyone trusts it will actually happen.

Multiple animals have been killed by a mountain lion in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra. State authorities are asking residents to lock up pets and secure livestock.

Prominent Imperial Valley farmer Michael Abatti, charged with killing his estranged wife, was extradited to Arizona on Tuesday, where bail has been set at $5.5 million.

A lawsuit filed Dec. 23 provides 75 examples of building plans seemingly in violation of fire safety regulations designed to improve evacuations and firefighter access.

Rain will pick up Wednesday morning, with the heaviest downpours forecast from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

The California Department of Water Resources' first snow survey of the season revealed that statewide snowpack is 71% of average for December.

State regulators ordered Southern California Edison to identify fire risks on its unused transmission lines like the century-old equipment suspected of igniting the Eaton wildfire.

Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to join the Nature Conservancy. He departs as the state contends with mounting human-wildlife conflict and disputes over water policy.

The public and politicians in both parties saw the urgency 50 years ago and enacted the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. They're working and paying off.

We reviewed thousands of pages of Army Corps of Engineering quality assurance reports for the January fire soil cleanup. The results were startling.

Residents of a San Bernardino County mountain community are contending with mounds of mud from a fierce holiday storm that took out bridge access to one neighborhood.

Fondomonte, a subsidiary of a Saudi dairy company, grows hay in the Arizona desert by pumping groundwater. State officials are considering imposing regulation and limiting pumping.

Scientists attribute these extreme weather swings to climate change, warning of intensifying "hydroclimate whiplash" patterns globally.

On Christmas day, rain continued to fall across L.A. County and beyond. The precipitation has been less intense, but risks of flooding and mudslides remain in some areas.

With the holiday travel season ramping up, a good book is a must-have for airport delays or to give as the perfect gift.